Guest guest Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Friends: What are the four factors of Stream-Entry leading to Nubbin?Buddha once explained:Here, householder, the Noble Disciple possesses confirmed confidence & conviction in the Buddha in this way: Worthy, honourable & perfectly self-Enlightened is the Buddha! Consummated in knowledge and behaviour, totally transcended, expert in all dimensions, knower of all worlds, unsurpassable trainer of those who can be tamed, both teacher & guide of gods and humans, blessed, exalted, awakened & enlightened is the Buddha !!! He possesses confirmed confidence in the Dhamma in this way Perfectly formulated is this Buddha-Dhamma, visible right here & now, immediately effective, timeless, inviting each and everyone to come and see for themselves, inspect, examine & verify. Leading each and everyone through progress towards perfection. Directly observable, experiencable and realizable by each intelligence... He furthermore possesses confirmed confidence in the Sangha in this way: Perfectly training is this Noble Sangha community of the Buddha's disciples: The right way, the true way, the good way, the direct way! Therefore do these eight kinds of individuals, four Noble pairs, deserve both gifts, self-sacrifice, offerings, hospitality & reverential salutation with joined palms, since this Noble Sangha group of the Buddha's disciples, is an unsurpassable & forever unsurpassed Field of Merit, in this world, for this world, to honour, give to and support ... He possesses the Morality esteemed by the Noble ones: Unbroken, untorn, unspotted, unmottled, freeing, praised by the clever, natural, leading to mental concentration, to absorption... These are the 4 factors of Stream-Entry that a Noble Disciple possess !!! Source (edited extract):The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya. Book II [69] section 12:41 The five Fears ... http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html PS: Please include the word Samahita in any comment, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm & Free Bliss !!! http://What-Buddha-Said.net Buddha-Direct What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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