• Linked Discourses 45.39 Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.39
  • 4. Practice 4. Paį¹­ipattivagga

The Spiritual Path (1st) Paį¹­hamabrahmacariyasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

ā€œMendicants, I will teach you the spiritual path and the fruits of the spiritual path. ā€œBrahmacariyaƱca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, brahmacariyaphalāni ca. Listen … Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is the spiritual path? KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ? It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is: Ayameva ariyo aį¹­į¹­haį¹…giko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. sammādiį¹­į¹­hi …pe… sammāsamādhi. This is called the spiritual path. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ.

And what are the fruits of the spiritual path? Katamāni ca, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaphalāni? The fruits of stream-entry, once-return, non-return, and perfection. Sotāpattiphalaṁ, sakadāgāmiphalaṁ, anāgāmiphalaṁ, arahattaphalaṁ—These are called the fruits of the spiritual path.ā€ imāni vuccanti, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaphalānÄ«ā€ti.

Navamaṁ.