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Brahmacariyogadhasutta

The Culmination of the Spiritual Life

“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo.
“Mendicants, a noble disciple who has four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, bound for awakening.

Katamehi catūhi?
What four?

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti:
It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …

‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā’ti.

Dhamme …pe…
the teaching …

saṅghe …pe…
the Saṅgha …

ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.
And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.
A noble disciple who has these four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, bound for awakening.”

Idamavoca bhagavā.
That is what the Buddha said.

Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:
Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

“Yesaṁ saddhā ca sīlañca,
“Those who have faith and ethics,

Pasādo dhammadassanaṁ;
confidence, and vision of the truth,

Te ve kālena paccenti,
in time arrive at happiness,

Brahmacariyogadhaṁ sukhan”ti.
the culmination of the spiritual life.”

Dutiyaṁ.