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.
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi, yena anuppanno vā ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo uppajjati, uppanno vā ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchati, yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, sīlasampadā …pe…
yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, chandasampadā …pe…
yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, attasampadā …pe…
yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, diṭṭhisampadā …pe…
yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, appamādasampadā …pe….
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi, yena anuppanno vā ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo uppajjati, uppanno vā ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchati, yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, sīlasampadā …pe…
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to the noble eightfold path, or, if it’s already arisen, fully develops it like accomplishment in ethics. …”
yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, chandasampadā …pe…
“… accomplishment in enthusiasm …”
yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, attasampadā …pe…
“… accomplishment in self-development …”
yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, diṭṭhisampadā …pe…
“… accomplishment in view …”
yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, appamādasampadā …pe….
“… accomplishment in diligence …”
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026