Reading guide
The same Nandiya, a different kind of encounter
This project's own direct comparison: unlike SN 55.40's own probing philosophical question, this discourse gives Nandiya no dialogue at all — simply “seated to one side, the Buddha said to Nandiya…”, followed directly by the formula itself.
Opening a run of three named discourses
Confirmed by direct reading, this discourse is the first of three consecutive discourses (Nandiya, then Bhaddiya, then Mahānāma) each following the identical structure — a named Sakyan seated, then the bare formula given directly — with the latter two genuinely compressed via ellipsis rather than restated in full.
Key terms
The text
§1At Kapilavatthu. Seated to one side, the Buddha said to Nandiya the Sakyan: “Nandiya, a noble disciple who has four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening. What four? It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha … the teaching … the Saṅgha … And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion. A noble disciple who has these four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.”
Self-check quiz
3 questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.