Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Pāṭaliputtanidānaṁ.
At Pāṭaliputta.
“‘Brahmacariyaṁ, brahmacariyan’ti, āvuso ānanda, vuccati.
“Reverend, they speak of this thing called the ‘spiritual path’.
Katamaṁ nu kho, āvuso, brahmacariyaṁ, katamo brahmacārī, katamaṁ brahmacariyapariyosānan”ti?
What is the spiritual path? Who is someone on the spiritual path? And what is the culmination of the spiritual path?”
“Sādhu sādhu, āvuso bhadda.
“Good, good, Reverend Bhadda!
Bhaddako kho te, āvuso bhadda, ummaṅgo, bhaddakaṁ paṭibhānaṁ, kalyāṇī paripucchā.
Your approach and eloquence are excellent, and it’s a good question. …
Evañhi tvaṁ, āvuso bhadda, pucchasi:
‘brahmacariyaṁ, brahmacariyanti, āvuso ānanda, vuccati.
Katamaṁ nu kho, āvuso, brahmacariyaṁ, katamo brahmacārī, katamaṁ brahmacariyapariyosānan’”ti?
“Evamāvuso”ti.
“Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo brahmacariyaṁ, seyyathidaṁ—
The spiritual path is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:
sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.
right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
Yo kho, āvuso, iminā ariyena aṭṭhaṅgikena maggena samannāgato—
Someone who possesses this noble eightfold path
ayaṁ vuccati brahmacārī.
is called someone on the spiritual path.
Yo kho, āvuso, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo—
The ending of greed, hate, and delusion:
idaṁ brahmacariyapariyosānan”ti.
this is the culmination of the spiritual path.”
Dasamaṁ.
Tīṇi suttantāni ekanidānāni.
Vihāravaggo dutiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Dve vihārā ca sekkho ca,
uppādā apare duve;
Parisuddhena dve vuttā,
kukkuṭārāmena tayoti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At Pāṭaliputta.
“Reverend, they speak of this thing called the ‘spiritual path’.
What is the spiritual path? Who is someone on the spiritual path? And what is the culmination of the spiritual path?”
“Good, good, Reverend Bhadda!
Your approach and eloquence are excellent, and it’s a good question. …
The spiritual path is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:
right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
Someone who possesses this noble eightfold path
is called someone on the spiritual path.
The ending of greed, hate, and delusion:
this is the culmination of the spiritual path.”
Pāṭaliputtanidānaṁ.
“‘Brahmacariyaṁ, brahmacariyan’ti, āvuso ānanda, vuccati.
Katamaṁ nu kho, āvuso, brahmacariyaṁ, katamo brahmacārī, katamaṁ brahmacariyapariyosānan”ti?
“Sādhu sādhu, āvuso bhadda.
Bhaddako kho te, āvuso bhadda, ummaṅgo, bhaddakaṁ paṭibhānaṁ, kalyāṇī paripucchā.
Evañhi tvaṁ, āvuso bhadda, pucchasi:
‘brahmacariyaṁ, brahmacariyanti, āvuso ānanda, vuccati.
Katamaṁ nu kho, āvuso, brahmacariyaṁ, katamo brahmacārī, katamaṁ brahmacariyapariyosānan’”ti?
“Evamāvuso”ti.
“Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo brahmacariyaṁ, seyyathidaṁ—
sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.
Yo kho, āvuso, iminā ariyena aṭṭhaṅgikena maggena samannāgato—
ayaṁ vuccati brahmacārī.
Yo kho, āvuso, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo—
idaṁ brahmacariyapariyosānan”ti.
Dasamaṁ.
Tīṇi suttantāni ekanidānāni.
Vihāravaggo dutiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Dve vihārā ca sekkho ca,
uppādā apare duve;
Parisuddhena dve vuttā,
kukkuṭārāmena tayoti.