Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
“Sace vo, bhikkhave, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṁ puccheyyuṁ:
“Mendicants, if wanderers who follow another religion were to ask you:
‘kimatthiyaṁ, āvuso, samaṇe gotame brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti, evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyātha:
‘Reverends, what’s the goal of leading the spiritual life under the ascetic Gotama?’ You should answer them like this:
‘rāgavirāgatthaṁ kho, āvuso, bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti.
‘The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is the fading away of greed.’
Sace pana vo, bhikkhave, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṁ puccheyyuṁ:
If wanderers of other religions were to ask you:
‘atthi panāvuso, maggo, atthi paṭipadā rāgavirāgāyā’ti, evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyātha:
‘Is there a path and a practice for the fading away of greed?’ You should answer them like this:
‘atthi kho, āvuso, maggo, atthi paṭipadā rāgavirāgāyā’ti.
‘There is a path and a practice for the fading away of greed.’
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, maggo, katamā ca paṭipadā rāgavirāgāya?
And what is that path, what is that practice for the fading away of greed?
Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—
It 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.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo, ayaṁ paṭipadā rāgavirāgāyāti.
This is the path, this is the practice for the fading away of greed.
Evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyāthā”ti.
When questioned by wanderers of other religions, that’s how you should answer them.”
Paṭhamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, if wanderers who follow another religion were to ask you:
‘Reverends, what’s the goal of leading the spiritual life under the ascetic Gotama?’ You should answer them like this:
‘The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is the fading away of greed.’
If wanderers of other religions were to ask you:
‘Is there a path and a practice for the fading away of greed?’ You should answer them like this:
‘There is a path and a practice for the fading away of greed.’
And what is that path, what is that practice for the fading away of greed?
It 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.
This is the path, this is the practice for the fading away of greed.
When questioned by wanderers of other religions, that’s how you should answer them.”
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Sace vo, bhikkhave, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṁ puccheyyuṁ:
‘kimatthiyaṁ, āvuso, samaṇe gotame brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti, evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyātha:
‘rāgavirāgatthaṁ kho, āvuso, bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti.
Sace pana vo, bhikkhave, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṁ puccheyyuṁ:
‘atthi panāvuso, maggo, atthi paṭipadā rāgavirāgāyā’ti, evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyātha:
‘atthi kho, āvuso, maggo, atthi paṭipadā rāgavirāgāyā’ti.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, maggo, katamā ca paṭipadā rāgavirāgāya?
Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—
sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo, ayaṁ paṭipadā rāgavirāgāyāti.
Evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyāthā”ti.
Paṭhamaṁ.