The Buddha teaches the five faculties and declares that a noble disciple who truly understands their gratification, drawback, and escape is a stream-enterer, assured and destined for awakening.
“Chayimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni. Katamāni cha? Cakkhundriyaṁ …pe… manindriyaṁ. Yato kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako imesaṁ channaṁ indriyānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti— ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako sotāpanno avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Chayimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni.
“Mendicants, there are these six faculties.
Katamāni cha?
What six?
Cakkhundriyaṁ …pe… manindriyaṁ.
The faculties of the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind.
Yato kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako imesaṁ channaṁ indriyānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti—
A noble disciple comes to truly understand these six faculties’ origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako sotāpanno avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.
Such a noble disciple is called a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.”
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026