Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthi.
“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; sotaṁ aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; ghānaṁ aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; jivhā aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī; kāyo anicco vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; mano anicco vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī.
“The eye is |impermanent::not lasting, transient, unreliable [anicca]|, changing, becoming otherwise; the ear is impermanent, changing, becoming otherwise; the nose is impermanent, changing, becoming otherwise; the tongue is impermanent, changing, becoming otherwise; the body is impermanent, changing, becoming otherwise; the mind is impermanent, changing, becoming otherwise.
Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ saddahati adhimuccati—ayaṁ vuccati saddhānusārī, okkanto sammattaniyāmaṁ, sappurisabhūmiṁ okkanto, vītivatto puthujjanabhūmiṁ; abhabbo taṁ kammaṁ kātuṁ, yaṁ kammaṁ katvā nirayaṁ vā tiracchānayoniṁ vā pettivisayaṁ vā upapajjeyya; abhabbo ca tāva kālaṁ kātuṁ yāva na sotāpattiphalaṁ sacchikaroti.
Anyone|, bhikkhus,::::| who places faith and conviction in these |phenomena::characteristics, thoughts, mental states, mental qualities [dhammā]| in this way is called a faith-follower, who has entered the fixed course of rightness, entered the domain of a |person of integrity::virtuous persons [sappurisa]|, has left behind the domain of an ordinary person; such a one is incapable of performing an action that would lead to rebirth in |hell::a place of intense suffering, lit. no good fortune [niraya]|, the animal realm, or the |ghost realm::world of the forefathers [pettivisaya]|; and is incapable of dying without having realized the fruit of |stream-entry::first stage of awakening where one overcomes the fetters of 1.) personal existence view: view of being someone, belief that one is an embodied being, 2.) doubt or perplexity regarding suffering, its arising, its ending, and the way of practice leading to the end of suffering, and 3.) adherence to rules and observances as a means of liberation [sotāpatti]|.
Yassa kho, bhikkhave, ime dhammā evaṁ paññāya mattaso nijjhānaṁ khamanti, ayaṁ vuccati: ‘dhammānusārī, okkanto sammattaniyāmaṁ, sappurisabhūmiṁ okkanto, vītivatto puthujjanabhūmiṁ; abhabbo taṁ kammaṁ kātuṁ, yaṁ kammaṁ katvā nirayaṁ vā tiracchānayoniṁ vā pettivisayaṁ vā upapajjeyya; abhabbo ca tāva kālaṁ kātuṁ yāva na sotāpattiphalaṁ sacchikaroti’.
Anyone|, bhikkhus,::::| who accepts these phenomena to a sufficient degree after pondering them with wisdom in this way is called a Dhamma-follower, who has entered the fixed course of rightness, entered the domain of a person of integrity, has left behind the domain of an ordinary person; such a one is incapable of performing an action that would lead to rebirth in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm; and is incapable of dying without having realized the fruit of stream-entry.
Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ pajānāti evaṁ passati, ayaṁ vuccati: ‘sotāpanno avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyano’”ti.
Anyone|, bhikkhus,::::| who |knows::distinguishes, understands, discerns clearly [pajānāti]| and |sees::observes, perceives [passati]| these phenomena in this way is called a stream-enterer, no longer bound to the lower world, fixed in destiny, with awakening as their destination.”