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From:
Saį¹yutta NikÄya 55.17 Linked Discourses 55.17
2. RÄjakÄrÄmavagga 2. The Royal Monastery
DutiyamittÄmaccasutta Friends and Colleagues (2nd)
āYe te, bhikkhave, anukampeyyÄtha, ye ca sotabbaį¹ maƱƱeyyuį¹āmittÄ vÄ amaccÄ vÄ Ć±ÄtÄ« vÄ sÄlohitÄ vÄāte, bhikkhave, catÅ«su sotÄpattiyaį¹
gesu samÄdapetabbÄ, nivesetabbÄ, patiį¹į¹hÄpetabbÄ. āMendicants, those who you have sympathy for, and those worth listening toāfriends and colleagues, relatives and familyāshould be encouraged, supported, and established in the four factors of stream-entry.
Katamesu catūsu? What four?
Buddhe aveccappasÄde samÄdapetabbÄ, nivesetabbÄ, patiį¹į¹hÄpetabbÄāExperiential confidence in the Buddha ā¦
itipi so bhagavÄ ā¦peā¦ satthÄ devamanussÄnaį¹ buddho bhagavÄti.
SiyÄ, bhikkhave, catunnaį¹ mahÄbhÅ«tÄnaį¹ aƱƱathattaį¹āpathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ, ÄpodhÄtuyÄ, tejodhÄtuyÄ, vÄyodhÄtuyÄāna tveva buddhe aveccappasÄdena samannÄgatassa ariyasÄvakassa siyÄ aƱƱathattaį¹. There might be change in the four principal statesāthe elements of earth, water, fire, and airābut a noble disciple with experiential confidence in the Buddha would never change.
Tatridaį¹ aƱƱathattaį¹āso vata buddhe aveccappasÄdena samannÄgato ariyasÄvako nirayaį¹ vÄ tiracchÄnayoniį¹ vÄ pettivisayaį¹ vÄ upapajjissatÄ«ātiānetaį¹ į¹hÄnaį¹ vijjati. In this context, āchangeā means that such a noble disciple will be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm: this is quite impossible.
āDhamme ā¦peā¦ Experiential confidence in the teaching ā¦
saį¹
ghe ā¦peā¦ Experiential confidence in the Saį¹
gha ā¦
ariyakantesu sÄ«lesu samÄdapetabbÄ, nivesetabbÄ, patiį¹į¹hÄpetabbÄ akhaį¹įøesu ā¦peā¦ samÄdhisaį¹vattanikesu. The ethical conduct loved by the noble ones ā¦ leading to immersion.
SiyÄ, bhikkhave, catunnaį¹ mahÄbhÅ«tÄnaį¹ aƱƱathattaį¹āpathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ, ÄpodhÄtuyÄ, tejodhÄtuyÄ, vÄyodhÄtuyÄāna tveva ariyakantehi sÄ«lehi samannÄgatassa ariyasÄvakassa siyÄ aƱƱathattaį¹. There might be change in the four principal statesāthe elements of earth, water, fire, and airābut a noble disciple with the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones would never change.
Tatridaį¹ aƱƱathattaį¹āso vata ariyakantehi sÄ«lehi samannÄgato ariyasÄvako nirayaį¹ vÄ tiracchÄnayoniį¹ vÄ pettivisayaį¹ vÄ upapajjissatÄ«tiānetaį¹ į¹hÄnaį¹ vijjati. In this context, āchangeā means that such a noble disciple will be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm: this is quite impossible.
Ye te, bhikkhave, anukampeyyÄtha, ye ca sotabbaį¹ maƱƱeyyuį¹āmittÄ vÄ amaccÄ vÄ Ć±ÄtÄ« vÄ sÄlohitÄ vÄāte, bhikkhave, imesu catÅ«su sotÄpattiyaį¹
gesu samÄdapetabbÄ, nivesetabbÄ, patiį¹į¹hÄpetabbÄāti. Those who you have sympathy for, and those worth listening toāfriends and colleagues, relatives and familyāshould be encouraged, supported, and established in these four factors of stream-entry.ā
Sattamaį¹.