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.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Ekadhammo, bhikkhave, bahūpakāro ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassa uppādāya. Katamo ekadhammo? Yadidaṁ—sīlasampadā …pe…
yadidaṁ—chandasampadā …pe…
yadidaṁ—attasampadā …pe…
yadidaṁ—diṭṭhisampadā …pe…
yadidaṁ—appamādasampadā …pe….
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
“Ekadhammo, bhikkhave, bahūpakāro ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassa uppādāya.
“Mendicants, one thing helps give rise to the noble eightfold path.
Katamo ekadhammo?
What one thing?
Yadidaṁ—sīlasampadā …pe…
It’s accomplishment in ethics. …”
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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