Householder, when a Noble Disciple has eliminated five dangers and hostiles, possesses the four factors of Stream-Entry, and has clearly seen and thoroughly penetrated with wisdom the noble method, he might, if he so aspires, declare of himself:
I am one finished with hell, the animal realm, and the realm of afflicted spirits; finished with the plane of misery, the bad destination, the lower world; I am a Stream-Enterer, no longer subject to [rebirth in] the lower world, fixed in destiny, heading for Enlightenment.
What are the five dangers and hostiles that have been eliminated?
Householder, one who destroys life, with the destruction of life as condition, creates danger and hostility pertaining to the present life and danger and hostility pertaining to future lives, and he also experiences mental pain and sadness. One who abstains from the destruction of life does not create such danger and hostility pertaining to the present life or such danger and hostility pertaining to future lives, nor does he experience pain and sadness. For one who abstains from the destruction of life, that danger and hostility has thus been eliminated.
One who takes what is not given, with taking what is not given as condition, creates danger and hostility pertaining to the present life and danger and hostility pertaining to future lives, and he also experiences mental pain and sadness. One who abstains from taking what is not given does not create such danger and hostility pertaining to the present life or such danger and hostility pertaining to future lives, nor does he experience mental pain and sadness. For one who abstains from taking what is not given, that danger and hostility has thus been eliminated.
One who engages in sexual misconduct, with sexual misconduct as condition, creates danger and hostility pertaining to the present life and danger and hostility pertaining to future lives, and he also experiences mental pain and sadness. One who abstains from sexual misconduct does not create such danger and hostility pertaining to the present life or such danger and hostility pertaining to future lives, nor does he experience mental pain and sadness. For one who abstains from sexual misconduct, that danger and hostility has thus been eliminated.
One who speaks falsely, with false speech as condition, creates danger and hostility pertaining to the present life and danger and hostility pertaining to future lives, and he also experiences mental pain and sadness. One who abstains from false speech does not create such danger and hostility pertaining to the present life or such danger and hostility pertaining to future lives, nor does he experience mental pain and sadness. For one who abstains from false speech, that danger and hostility has thus been eliminated.
One who indulges in liquor, wine, and substances that cause unawareness of mind, the basis for heedlessness, with indulgence in liquor, wine, and substances that cause unawareness of mind as condition, creates danger and hostility pertaining to the present life and danger and hostility pertaining to future lives, and he also experiences mental pain and sadness. One who abstains from liquor, wine, and substances that cause unawareness of mind, the basis for heedlessness, does not create such danger and hostility pertaining to the present life or such danger and hostility pertaining to future lives, nor does he experience mental pain and sadness. For one who abstains from liquor, wine, and substances that cause unawareness of mind, the basis for heedlessness, that danger and hostility has thus been eliminated.
These are the five dangers and hostiles that have been eliminated.
And what are the four factors of Stream-Entry that he possesses?
Here, Householder, a Noble Disciple possesses unwavering confidence in The Buddha thus: The Perfectly Enlightened One is an Arahant, perfectly Enlightened, accomplished in true wisdom and conduct, fortunate, knower of the worlds, unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed, Teacher of heavenly beings and humans, The Enlightened One, The Fortunate One.
He possesses unwavering confidence in The Teachings thus: The Teachings are well expounded by The Perfectly Enlightened One, directly visible, immediate, inviting one to come and see, applicable, to be personally experienced by the wise.
He possesses unwavering confidence in The Community thus: The Community of The Perfectly Enlightened One's disciples is practicing the wholesome way, practicing the straight way, practicing the true way, practicing the proper way; that is, the four pairs of persons, the eight types of individuals - this Community of The Perfectly Enlightened One's disciples is worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of respectful salutation, the unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
He possesses the virtuous behavior (practicing moral conduct) admired by the Noble Ones, unbroken, untorn, unblemished, unblotched, liberating, praised by the wise, not misunderstood, and leading to concentration.