The Related Discourses

13. Factors of the Noble Path

21 (766). Arising of the Noble Path (2)

1. Thus I have heard:[1] One time, the Buddha was staying at Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park in Jeta’s Grove of Śrāvastī.

2. It was then that the Bhagavān addressed the monks, “Suppose a monk’s right view is pure, cleansed, without fault, and free of afflictions. When this had yet to happen, it didn’t happen except by the discipline of the Sugata … likewise up to right samādhi. Suppose his right view is pure, cleansed, without fault, and free of afflictions. When this had yet to happen, it could happen … likewise up to right samādhi.”

3. After the Buddha spoke this sūtra, the monks who heard what the Buddha taught rejoiced and approved.

Notes

[1] This sūtra is reconstituted according to a variant note that follows SĀ 23.20{:target="_blank"}, which replaces “Buddha” with “Sugata.” It’s parallel to SN 45.15{:target="_blank"} and 17{:target="_blank"}. [back]

Translator: Charles Patton

Last Revised: 10 November 2023