dn5:29.0 7. The Realization of the Fruit of Stream-Entry
dn5:29.1 Then the Buddha taught Kūṭadanta step by step, with
dn5:29.2 a talk on giving, ethical conduct, and heaven. He revealed the drawbacks of sensual pleasures, so sordid and corrupt, and the benefit of renunciation.
dn5:29.3 And when he knew that Kūṭadanta’s mind was ready, pliable, rid of hindrances, elated, and confident he revealed the special teaching of the Buddhas:
dn5:29.4 suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.
dn5:29.5 Just as a clean cloth rid of stains would properly absorb dye,
dn5:29.6 in that very seat the stainless, immaculate vision of the Dhamma arose in the brahmin Kūṭadanta:
dn5:29.7 “Everything that is liable to arise is liable to cease.”


