Sarakāṇisutta untranslated

Sarakāṇisutta 01. (Saraṇānisutta). Mahā Nāma reports to the Buddha the rumours prevalent among the Sākiyans regarding Sarakāṇi (q.v.). The Buddha says that Sarakāṇi had long since taken the Three Refuges, and he then goes on to describe various qualities, beginning from those which lead to the destruction of the āsavas to those, such as affection for the Buddha, which prevent men from going to the Downfall. SN.v.375f.

Sarakāṇisutta 02. Mahā Nāma brings to the Buddha’s notice that the Sākiyans are surprised at the Buddha’s statement regarding the attainment of Sotāpatti by Sarakāṇi. The Buddha then describes the virtues which make a man an Anāgāmī, a Sakadāgāmī or a Sotāpanna. The Buddha’s doctrine is like a good field, well stubbed, the seeds sown therein capable of sprouting and happily planted, and the sky god supplying a constant rain. SN.v.378f.