SA766: The Arising of the Noble Path

From the Saṃyukta Āgama, translated from the Chinese by Charles Patton.

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

It was then that the Bhagavān addressed the monks, “Suppose a monk’s right view is pure, cleansed, without fault, and free of afflictions. This never happens except when he’s disciplined by a buddha (12.20) or a sugata (12.21) … [right samādhi is pure, cleansed, without fault, and free of afflictions. This never happens except when he’s disciplined by a Buddha.]

“Suppose a monk’s right view is pure, cleansed, without fault, and free of afflictions. This can only happen when he’s [disciplined by a buddha or a sugata … right samādhi is pure, cleansed, without fault, and free of afflictions. This can only happen when he’s disciplined by a buddha.]

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

Translated from the Chinese by Charles Patton for Dharma Pearls, released under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Source text via SuttaCentral.