Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“‘Ogho, ogho’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati.
“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘a flood’.
Katamo nu kho, āvuso, ogho”ti?
What is a flood?”
“Cattārome, āvuso, oghā.
“Reverend, there are these four floods.
Kāmogho, bhavogho, diṭṭhogho, avijjogho—
The floods of sensuality, desire to be reborn, views, and ignorance.
ime kho, āvuso, cattāro oghā”ti.
These are the four floods.”
“Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāyā”ti?
“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these floods?”
“Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāyā”ti.
“There is.” …
“Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāyā”ti?
“Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāya, seyyathidaṁ—
sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.
Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāyā”ti.
“Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāya.
Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā”ti.
Ekādasamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘a flood’.
What is a flood?”
“Reverend, there are these four floods.
The floods of sensuality, desire to be reborn, views, and ignorance.
These are the four floods.”
“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these floods?”
“There is.” …
“‘Ogho, ogho’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati.
Katamo nu kho, āvuso, ogho”ti?
“Cattārome, āvuso, oghā.
Kāmogho, bhavogho, diṭṭhogho, avijjogho—
ime kho, āvuso, cattāro oghā”ti.
“Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāyā”ti?
“Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāyā”ti.
“Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāyā”ti?
“Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāya, seyyathidaṁ—
sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.
Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāyā”ti.
“Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāya.
Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā”ti.
Ekādasamaṁ.