The Buddha teaches on the noble eightfold path regarding a mendicant (2nd), guiding mendicants to develop right view through right immersion on the path to liberation.

SN 45.7 A Mendicant (2nd)

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“‘Rāgavinayo dosavinayo mohavinayo’ti, bhante, vuccati. Kissa nu kho etaṁ, bhante, adhivacanaṁ: ‘rāgavinayo dosavinayo mohavinayo’”ti?

“Nibbānadhātuyā kho etaṁ, bhikkhu, adhivacanaṁ: ‘rāgavinayo dosavinayo mohavinayo’ti. Āsavānaṁ khayo tena vuccatī”ti.

Evaṁ vutte, so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“‘amataṁ, amatan’ti, bhante, vuccati. Katamaṁ nu kho, bhante, amataṁ, katamo amatagāmimaggo”ti?

“Yo kho, bhikkhu, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo idaṁ vuccati amataṁ. Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo amatagāmimaggo, seyyathidaṁ sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhī”ti.

Sattamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and said to him:

“‘Rāgavinayo dosavinayo mohavinayo’ti, bhante, vuccati.

“Sir, they speak of ‘the removal of greed, hate, and delusion’.

Kissa nu kho etaṁ, bhante, adhivacanaṁ:

What is this a term for?”

‘rāgavinayo dosavinayo mohavinayo’”ti?

“Nibbānadhātuyā kho etaṁ, bhikkhu, adhivacanaṁ:

“Mendicant, the removal of greed, hate, and delusion is a term for the element of extinguishment.

‘rāgavinayo dosavinayo mohavinayo’ti.

Āsavānaṁ khayo tena vuccatī”ti.

It’s used to speak of the ending of defilements.”

Evaṁ vutte, so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When he said this, the mendicant said to the Buddha:

“‘amataṁ, amatan’ti, bhante, vuccati.

“Sir, they speak of ‘freedom from death’.

Katamaṁ nu kho, bhante, amataṁ, katamo amatagāmimaggo”ti?

What is freedom from death? And what is the path that leads to freedom from death?”

“Yo kho, bhikkhu, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo

“The ending of greed, hate, and delusion.

idaṁ vuccati amataṁ.

This is called freedom from death.

Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo amatagāmimaggo, seyyathidaṁ

The path that leads to freedom from death is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:

sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhī”ti.

right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.”

Sattamaṁ.

Topics & Qualities:

Aversion

Aversion

A rejecting mental quality rooted in perception, where one instinctively turns away from or resists unpleasant experiences or objects; it manifests as a tendency to push away discomfort, obstructing patience and acceptance.

Also known as: animosity, hate, hostility, fault-finding mindset, upset
Pāli: dosa, paṭighasaññā, vera
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Delusion

Delusion

A fundamental distortion of reality that sustains confusion, clouds discernment, and fuels further doubt.

Also known as: illusion, hallucination, misapprehension, distorted view
Pāli: moha, micchāñāṇa
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Ending

Ending

The complete exhaustion and ending of craving, aversion, and delusion—the three roots of suffering. It refers to both the gradual wearing away of defilements through practice and the final cessation that constitutes Nibbāna.

Also known as: cessation, exhaustion, gradual ending, wearing away
Pāli: khaya, khīṇa, nirodha
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Greed

Greed

A grasping mental quality of craving, possessiveness, or lustful wanting that clings to objects or experiences; it fuels attachment and obstructs renunciation and contentment

Also known as: acquisitiveness, avarice, covetousness, rapacity, money grabbing, grabbiness
Pāli: lobha, gedha
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Liberation

Liberation

Liberation can imply a temporary release of the mind, i.e. liberated from certain unwholesome mental qualities or complete liberation from all unwholesome qualities of the mind, i.e. Nibbāna.

Also known as: freedom, release, emancipation, deliverance
Pāli: vimutti, vimokkha, cetovimutti, paññāvimutti, akuppā cetovimutti
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Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Active presence of mind and lucid retention; the faculty that remembers the Dhamma, anchors attention to the chosen object or present experience, and guards the mind against unwholesome states.

Also known as: recollecting, remembering, keeping in mind, presence, awareness
Pāli: sati, anussati
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Last updated on July 27, 2026