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Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Linked Discourses

Vol 1:
Verses
SN1-11
Vol 2:
Causation
SN12-21
Vol 3:
Aggregates
SN22-34
Vol 4:
Sense Bases
SN35-44
Vol 5:
Great Book
SN45-56

45. Maggasaṁyutta: On the Path

VI. Abbreviated Texts on the Sun — SN45.50-54: Five Discourses on Accomplishment in Ethics, Etc. (1st)

1“Mendicants, the dawn is the forerunner and precursor of the sunrise. In the same way accomplishment in ethics is the forerunner and precursor of the noble eightfold path for a mendicant. A mendicant accomplished in ethics can expect …” …


“… accomplished in enthusiasm …”

“… accomplished in self-development …”

“… accomplished in view …”

“… accomplished in diligence …”

“Sūriyassa, bhikkhave, udayato etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—aruṇuggaṁ; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassa uppādāya etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—sīlasampadā. Sīlasampannassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ …pe…


yadidaṁ—chandasampadā …pe…

yadidaṁ—attasampadā …pe…

yadidaṁ—diṭṭhisampadā …pe…

yadidaṁ—appamādasampadā …pe….

Chaṭṭhaṁ.