Sweet are the
Advantageous
Fruits:
Once in
Savatthi the Blessed
Buddha said this:
Bhikkhus, these four things when
developed, cultivated and
refined lead:
to the Noble
Fruit
of Stream-Entry
(Sotāpatti-phala)...
to the Noble
Fruit
of Once-Return
(Sakadāgāmi-phala)...
to the Noble
Fruit
of Non-Return
(Anāgāmi-phala)...
to the Noble
Fruit
of
Arahant-ship
(Arahatta-phala)...
to absolutely
true
Understanding...
to comprehensive Understanding...
to expanding Understanding...
to extensive Understanding...
to elevated Understanding...
to deep Understanding...
to wide Understanding...
to vast Understanding...
to rich Understanding...
to quick Understanding...
to joyous Understanding...
to buoyant Understanding...
to sweeping Understanding...
to unequalled
Understanding...
to razor-sharp Understanding...
to profound penetrating Wisdom...
to incisive transcendent Breakthrough!
What four?
1: Friendship with
excellent persons,
2: Learning the true Dhamma,
3: Careful and rational attention,
4: Praxis in accordance
with the Dhamma.
These
and the
4 factors
of Stream-Entry lead to this pervasive fruition!
Source
(edited extract):
The
Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta
Nikāya. [V:411-13]
section 55: Sotāpattisamyutta.
Thread 55-74: The Fruits...
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