SN 55.4 · Pali Canon (Tipiṭaka) – English & Pāli · Verses Across
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SN 55.4With Sāriputta (1st) · Paṭhamasāriputtasutta
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Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Linked Discourses (Saṁyutta)
SN 55.4
With Sāriputta (1st) · Paṭhamasāriputtasutta
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At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then in the late afternoon, Venerable Ānanda came out of retreat … and said to Sāriputta: “Reverend, how many things do people have to possess in order for the Buddha to declare that they’re a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening?” “Reverend, people have to possess four things in order for the Buddha to declare that they’re a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.
What four? It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha … the teaching … the Saṅgha … And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion. People have to possess these four things in order for the Buddha to declare that they’re a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.”
