[1480] "And what, Ānanda, is that mirror of the Dhamma (dhammādāsa), that exposition of the Dhamma, possessed of which a noble disciple, if he so wishes, might declare of himself by himself: 'Finished for me is hell, finished the animal womb, finished the domain of ghosts (pittivisaya), finished the plane of misery, the bad destination, the lower world; I am a stream-enterer (sotāpanna), no longer subject to falling away, fixed in destiny, with full awakening as my final goal'?
Here, Ānanda, a noble disciple possesses unwavering confidence (aveccappasāda) in the Buddha thus: 'Thus indeed is that Blessed One … the teacher of devas and humans, the Awakened One, the Blessed One.' … in the Dhamma … in the Saṅgha … He possesses the virtues dear to the noble ones — unbroken … conducive to concentration (samādhi).
This, Ānanda, is that mirror of the Dhamma, that exposition of the Dhamma, possessed of which a noble disciple, if he so wishes, might declare of himself by himself: 'Finished for me is hell, finished the animal womb, finished the domain of ghosts, finished the plane of misery, the bad destination, the lower world; I am a stream-enterer, no longer subject to falling away, fixed in destiny, with full awakening as my final goal.'"
The Veḷudvāra Chapter, the First.
Its summary (uddāna):
The king, Ogadha, Dīghāvu; the two further Sāriputta (suttas);
the chamberlains, those of Veḷudvāra; and three at the Brick Hall (Giñjakāvasatha).
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The Rājakārāma Chapter, the Second.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.