8.
The Second Discourse on Enmity
28.
"When, monks, for a noble disciple five fears and enmities are allayed, and he is endowed with the four factors of stream-entry, he may, if he wishes, declare of himself:
'For me, hell is eliminated, the animal realm is eliminated, the sphere of ghosts is eliminated, the realm of misery, the unfortunate realm, the nether world is eliminated;
I am a stream-enterer, no longer subject to fall into lower realms, fixed in destiny, heading for the highest enlightenment.'"
"What are the five fears and enmities that are allayed? Whatever, monks, one who kills living beings produces fear and enmity pertaining to the present life on account of killing living beings, and produces fear and enmity pertaining to the future life, and experiences mental suffering and displeasure - one who abstains from killing living beings, etc. that fear and enmity is thus allayed.
"Whatever, monks, one who takes what is not given, etc. one who indulges in spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence produces fear and enmity pertaining to the present life on account of spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence, and produces fear and enmity pertaining to the future life, and experiences mental suffering and displeasure - one who abstains from spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence does not produce fear and enmity pertaining to the present life, does not produce fear and enmity pertaining to the future life, and does not experience mental suffering and displeasure. For one who abstains from spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence, that fear and enmity is thus allayed. These are the five fears and enmities that are allayed.
"With which four factors of stream-entry is he endowed? Here, monks, a noble disciple is endowed with unwavering confidence in the Buddha: 'Thus indeed is the Blessed One, etc. Teacher of gods and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One.' Towards the Teaching... etc. Towards the Community... He is endowed with morality pleasing to the noble ones, unbroken, without gaps, spotless, unblemished, liberating, praised by the wise, not adhered to, conducive to concentration. With these four factors of stream-entry he is endowed.
"When, monks, for a noble disciple these five fears and enmities are allayed, and he is endowed with these four factors of stream-entry, he may, if he wishes, declare of himself: 'For me, hell is eliminated, the animal realm is eliminated, the sphere of ghosts is eliminated, the realm of misery, the unfortunate realm, the nether world is eliminated; I am a stream-enterer, no longer subject to fall into lower realms, fixed in destiny, heading for the highest enlightenment.'" The eighth.