Dutiyasāriputta Sutta

 

At that time, the venerable Sāriputta went to the Awakened One,

Paid loving respects, sat down next to him.

The Awakened One asked this:

 

1. Aids for Stream Entry

 

I hear some say:

“Aids for stream entry, aids for stream entry”[i]

What are these aids for stream entry?

 

“Bhante,

(1) Association with truly realized people is an aid for stream entry;

(2) Hearing the true Dhamma is an aid for stream entry;

(3) Wise reflection is an aid for stream entry;

(4) Practice in accordance with the Dhamma is an aid for stream entry.[ii]

 

“Well said, Sāriputta, well said”

Those surely are aids to entering the stream.

 

2. The Stream

 

I hear some say:

“The stream, the stream”[iii]

What is this stream, Sāriputta?

 

Bhante, the stream is the eight-spoked path of the awakened ones, that means:

Wise understanding, wise intention, wise speech, wise action, wise livelihood, wise practice, wise presence of mind and wise meditation.

 

“Well said, Sāriputta, well said”

That surely is the stream.

 

3. A Stream-Enterer

 

I hear some say:

“A stream-enterer, a stream-enterer.”[iv]

What is a stream-enterer?

 

Bhante, a stream-enterer is one who walks along the eightfold path,[v]

whichever venerable one of such a name, from such a family.

 

“Well said, Sāriputta, well said”

That surely is a stream-enterer.

 

 

[i] “‘sotāpattiyaṅgaṁ, sotāpattiyaṅgan’ti hidaṁ, sāriputta, vuccati.

[ii] “Sappurisasaṁsevo, saddhammassavanaṁ, yonisomanasikāro, dhammānudhammappaṭipatti

[iii] ‘Soto, soto’ti hidaṁ, sāriputta, vuccati. 

[iv] ‘Sotāpanno, sotāpanno’ti hidaṁ, sāriputta, vuccati. 

[v] “Yo hi, bhante, iminā ariyena aṭṭhaṅgikena maggena samannāgato ayaṁ vuccati sotāpanno,