The Buddha teaches on stream-entry regarding with bhaddiya, explaining the four factors of a noble disciple and the qualities that ensure liberation from loss and rebirth in heaven.
Kapilavatthunidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho bhaddiyaṁ sakkaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:
“catūhi kho, bhaddiya, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo.
Katamehi catūhi? Idha, bhaddiya, ariyasāvako buddhe …pe… dhamme …pe… saṅghe …pe… ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi. Imehi kho, bhaddiya, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Kapilavatthunidānaṁ.
At Kapilavatthu.
Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho bhaddiyaṁ sakkaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:
Seated to one side, the Buddha said to Bhaddiya the Sakyan:
“catūhi kho, bhaddiya, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo.
“Bhaddiya, a noble disciple who has four things is a stream-enterer …”
Katamehi catūhi?
Idha, bhaddiya, ariyasāvako buddhe …pe…
dhamme …pe…
saṅghe …pe…
ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.
Imehi kho, bhaddiya, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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