The Buddha teaches a repeated simile of dawn as the forerunner of sunrise, showing how accomplishment in ethics, enthusiasm, self-development, view, and diligence each forerun the arising of the noble eightfold path in this grouped discourse.
“Sūriyassa, bhikkhave, udayato etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—aruṇuggaṁ; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassa uppādāya etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—sīlasampadā …pe…
yadidaṁ—chandasampadā …pe…
yadidaṁ—attasampadā …pe…
yadidaṁ—diṭṭhisampadā …pe…
yadidaṁ—appamādasampadā …pe….
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Sūriyassa, bhikkhave, udayato etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—aruṇuggaṁ;
“Mendicants, the dawn is the forerunner and harbinger of the sunrise.
evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassa uppādāya etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—sīlasampadā …pe…
In the same way accomplishment in ethics is the forerunner and harbinger of the noble eightfold path for a mendicant. …”
yadidaṁ—chandasampadā …pe…
“… accomplishment in enthusiasm …”
yadidaṁ—attasampadā …pe…
“… accomplishment in self-development …”
yadidaṁ—diṭṭhisampadā …pe…
“… accomplishment in view …”
yadidaṁ—appamādasampadā …pe….
“… accomplishment in diligence …”
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026