相应部第 55 相应（Sujato 英译）第 23 阅读页 · SN55.23 · With Godhā the Sakyan

Linked Discourses 55.23Linked Discourses 55.233. About Sarakāni3. About Sarakāni

With Godhā the SakyanWith Godhā the SakyanAt Kapilavatthu.At Kapilavatthu.Then Mahānāma the Sakyan went up to Godhā the Sakyan, and said to her,Then Mahānāma the Sakyan went up to Godhā the Sakyan, and said to her,

“Godhā, how many things must an individual have for you to recognize them as a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening?”“Godhā, how many things must an individual have for you to recognize them as a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening?”“Mahānāma, an individual must have three things for me to recognize them as a stream-enterer.“Mahānāma, an individual must have three things for me to recognize them as a stream-enterer.What three?What three?

It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …the teaching …the teaching …and the Saṅgha …and the Saṅgha …

When an individual has these three things I recognize them as a stream-enterer.When an individual has these three things I recognize them as a stream-enterer.But Mahānāma, how many things must an individual have for you to recognize them as a stream-enterer?”But Mahānāma, how many things must an individual have for you to recognize them as a stream-enterer?”“Godhā, an individual must have four things for me to recognize them as a stream-enterer.“Godhā, an individual must have four things for me to recognize them as a stream-enterer.

What four?What four?It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …the teaching …the teaching …

the Saṅgha …the Saṅgha …And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion.And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion.When an individual has these four things I recognize them as a stream-enterer.”When an individual has these four things I recognize them as a stream-enterer.”

“Hold on, Mahānāma, hold on!“Hold on, Mahānāma, hold on!Only the Buddha would know whether or not they have these things.”Only the Buddha would know whether or not they have these things.”“Come, Godhā, let’s go to the Buddha and inform him about this.”“Come, Godhā, let’s go to the Buddha and inform him about this.”

Then Mahānāma and Godhā went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. Mahānāma told the Buddha all that had happened, and then said:Then Mahānāma and Godhā went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. Mahānāma told the Buddha all that had happened, and then said:“Sir, some instigation of a legal proceeding might come up. The Buddha might take one side, and the Saṅgha of monks the other.“Sir, some instigation of a legal proceeding might come up. The Buddha might take one side, and the Saṅgha of monks the other.I’d side with the Buddha.I’d side with the Buddha.

May the Buddha remember me as having such confidence.May the Buddha remember me as having such confidence.Some instigation of a legal proceeding might come up. The Buddha might take one side, and the Saṅgha of monks and the Saṅgha of nuns the other. …Some instigation of a legal proceeding might come up. The Buddha might take one side, and the Saṅgha of monks and the Saṅgha of nuns the other. …The Buddha might take one side, and the Saṅgha of monks and the Saṅgha of nuns and the laymen the other. …The Buddha might take one side, and the Saṅgha of monks and the Saṅgha of nuns and the laymen the other. …

The Buddha might take one side, and the Saṅgha of monks and the Saṅgha of nuns and the laymen and the laywomen the other. …The Buddha might take one side, and the Saṅgha of monks and the Saṅgha of nuns and the laymen and the laywomen the other. …The Buddha might take one side, and the Saṅgha of monks and the Saṅgha of nuns and the laymen and the laywomen and the world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, gods and humans—the other.The Buddha might take one side, and the Saṅgha of monks and the Saṅgha of nuns and the laymen and the laywomen and the world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, gods and humans—the other.

I’d side with the Buddha.I’d side with the Buddha.May the Buddha remember me as having such confidence.”May the Buddha remember me as having such confidence.”“Godhā, what do you have to say to Mahānāma when he speaks like this?”“Godhā, what do you have to say to Mahānāma when he speaks like this?”

“Sir, I have nothing to say to Mahānāma when he speaks like this, except what is good and wholesome.”“Sir, I have nothing to say to Mahānāma when he speaks like this, except what is good and wholesome.”