Sutta Meditation Series

CAN A STREAM-ENTERER BREAK THE FIVE PRECEPTS? - Stream Entry Q&A

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Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:  

“Can a stream-enterer break the five precepts or other kinds of sīla? Sometimes I wonder about this when I’m around people who I think are highly attained but demonstrate a lack of virtue from time to time”  

To answer the questions the following suttas were directly or indirectly referenced: 

  • – Dutiyasikkhā Sutta (AN 3.87) 
  • – Kalahavivāda Sutta (Sn 4.11) 
  • – Kalahavivādasuttaniddesa (Mnd 11) 
  • – Pariññeyya Sutta (SN 56.29)
  • – Veḷudvāreyya Sutta (SN 55.7) 
  • – Ratana sutta (Sn 2.1) 
  • – Paṭhamasaraṇānisakka Sutta (SN 55.24) 
  • – Dutiyasaraṇānisakka Sutta (SN 55.25)  

    • To watch the poya talk on Stream Entry (VIDEO) - https://bit.ly/3aSvH9W or to listen to the talk (AUDIO) - https://bit.ly/3t7RkZX

    Bohoma pin to the person who asked this Dhamma question. 

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    A VIDEO with presentation slides has been uploaded to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMh0nYibVgU

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