Saṁyutta Nikāya
V. Mahā Vagga
55. Sotāpatti Saṁyutta
I. Veḷudvāra Vagga
V. The Great Chapter
55. Kindred Sayings on Stream-winning
I. Veḷudvāra
Sutta 10
Tatiya Giñjakāvasatha Suttaṁ
Brick Hall (c)
THUS have I heard:
On a certain occasion the Exalted One was staying at Ñatika,
in Brick Hall.
Now on that occasion the venerable Ānanda came to see the Exalted One
on coming to him greeted him courteously,
and after the exchange of greetings and compliments
sat down at one side.
Seated at one side he said to the Exalted One:
Lord, the lay-disciples named Kakudha,1
has made an end at Ñātika.
Pray, lord, what is his lot?
What is his destiny in the life to come?
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Lord, the lay-disciples named Kāḷinga,
has made an end at Ñātika.
Pray, lord, what is his lot?
What is his destiny in the life to come?
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Lord, the lay-disciples named Nikata
has made an end at Ñātika.
Pray, lord, what is his lot?
What is his destiny in the life to come?
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Lord, the lay-disciples named Kaṭissaha
has made an end at Ñātika.
Pray, lord, what is his lot?
What is his destiny in the life to come?
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Lord, the lay-disciples named Tuṭṭha
has made an end at Ñātika.
Pray, lord, what is his lot?
What is his destiny in the life to come?
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Lord, the lay-disciples named Santuṭṭha
has made an end at Ñātika.
Pray, lord, what is his lot?
What is his destiny in the life to come?
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Lord, the lay-disciples named Bhadda
has made an end at Ñātika.
Pray, lord, what is his lot?
What is his destiny in the life to come?
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Lord, the lay-disciples named Subhadda
has made an end at Ñātika.
Pray, lord, what is his lot?
What is his destiny in the life to come?
The lay-disciple Kakudha, Ānanda,
who has made an end,
by wearing out the five fetters of the lower sort,
has taken birth spontaneously
there to pass away,
destined never to return thence.
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The lay-disciple Kāḷinga, Ānanda,
who has made an end,
by wearing out the five fetters of the lower sort,
has taken birth spontaneously
there to pass away,
destined never to return thence.
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The lay-disciple Nikata, Ānanda,
who has made an end,
by wearing out the five fetters of the lower sort,
has taken birth spontaneously
there to pass away,
destined never to return thence.
■
The lay-disciple Kaṭissaha, Ānanda,
who has made an end,
by wearing out the five fetters of the lower sort,
has taken birth spontaneously
there to pass away,
destined never to return thence.
■
The lay-disciple Tuṭṭha, Ānanda,
who has made an end,
by wearing out the five fetters of the lower sort,
has taken birth spontaneously
there to pass away,
destined never to return thence.
■
The lay-disciple Santuṭṭha, Ānanda,
who has made an end,
by wearing out the five fetters of the lower sort,
has taken birth spontaneously
there to pass away,
destined never to return thence.
■
The lay-disciple Bhadda Ānanda,
who has made an end,
by wearing out the five fetters of the lower sort,
has taken birth spontaneously
there to pass away,
destined never to return thence.
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The lay-disciple Subhadda, Ānanda,
who has made an end,
by wearing out the five fetters of the lower sort,
has taken birth spontaneously
there to pass away,
destined never to return thence.
More than2 fifty lay-disciples, Ānanda,
who have made an end at Ñātika,
by wearing out the five fetters of the lower sort,
has taken birth spontaneously
there to pass away,
destined never to return thence.
More than2 ninety lay-disciples, Ānanda,
who have made an end at Ñātika,
by destroying three fetters,
and by weakening those of lust,
hatred
and delusion,
are once-returners.
Coming back to this world just once more
they will make an end of ill.
Five hundred and six3 lay-disciples, Ānanda,
who have made an end at Ñātika,
by destroying three fetters,
are stream-winners,
not doomed to the Downfall,
assured,
bound for enlightenment.
Indeed, Ānanda,
it is no wonder
that a human being should make an end.
But if, when each one dies,
you come and ask me about the matter,
it is troublesome to the Tathāgata.
Wherefore, Ānanda, I will teach you a Norm-teaching
called 'The Mirror of the Norm,'
possessing which
the Ariyan disciple may,
if he please,
himself proclaim of himself
thus:
'Cut off for me is Purgatory,
cut off is rebirth in an animal womb,
cut off is the realm of ghosts,
the Woeful Way and the Downfall.
Stream-winner am I,
not doomed to the Downfall,
assured,
one bound for enlightenment!'
And of what sort, Ānanda,
is that Norm-teaching
called 'Mirror of the Norm,'
possessed of which
the Ariyan disciple may,
if he please,
himself proclaim of himself
thus:
'Cut off for me is Purgatory,
cut off is rebirth in an animal womb,
cut off is the realm of ghosts,
the Woeful Way and the Downfall.
Stream-winner am I,
not doomed to the Downfall,
assured,
one bound for enlightenment!'?
Herein, Ānanda, the Ariyan disciple is blessed with unwavering loyalty to the Buddha,
thus:
'He it is the Exalted One,
Arahant,
a fully Enlightened One,
perfect in knowledge and practice,
a Happy One,
world-knower,
unsurpassed charioteer
of men to be tamed,
teacher of devas and mankind,
a Buddha,
an Exalted One.'
He is blessed
with unwavering loyalty to the Norm,
thus:
'Well proclaimed by the Exalted One
is the Norm,
seen in this very life,
a thing not involving time,
inviting one to come and see,
leading onward,
to be known for themselves
by the wise.'
He is blessed
with unwavering loyalty to the Order,
thus:
'Walking righteously is the Exalted One's Order,
walking uprightly,
walking in the right way,
walking dutifully
is the Exalted One's Order of Disciples:
namely,
the four pairs of men,
the eight sorts of men.
That is the Exalted One's Order of Disciples.
Worthy of honour are they,
worthy of reverence,
worthy of offerings,
worthy of salutations with clasped hands, -
a field of merit unsurpassed for the world.'
He is blessed
with the virtues dear to the Ariyans,
virtues unbroken,
whole,
unspotted,
untarnished,
giving freedom,
praised by the wise:
virtues untainted (by craving or delusion),
which lead to concentration of the mind.'
This, Ānanda, is that Norm-teaching
called 'Mirror of the Norm,' possessed of which which
the Ariyan disciple may,
if he please,
himself proclaim of himself
thus:
'Cut off for me is Purgatory,
cut off is rebirth in an animal womb,
cut off is the realm of ghosts,
the Woeful Way and the Downfall.
Stream-winner am I,
not doomed to the Downfall,
assured,
one bound for enlightenment!'
1 So at D. ii. Our text has Kakkaṭo and v.l. Kakkuṭo.
2 'Paro-, sādhika-, = atireka (in excess).' Comy.
3 Text cha atirekāni pañcasatāni. At D. ii sātirekāni Comy. has cha hi adhikāni; S3 chādhikāni. Evidently an unhealthy village, for Comy. says that 'owing to snake-wind-sickness (dysentery) 124,000 (?) had died at a single blow in that village, among whom were these disciples.'