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Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.38 Linked Discourses 45.38
4. Paṭipattivagga 4. Practice
Dutiyabrahmaññasutta The Brahmin Life (2nd)
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. At Sāvatthī.
“Brahmaññañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, brahmaññatthañca. “Mendicants, I will teach you life as a brahmin and the goal of life as a brahmin.
Taṁ suṇātha. Listen …
Katamañca, bhikkhave, brahmaññaṁ? And what is life as a brahmin?
Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:
sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi. right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, brahmaññaṁ. This is called life as a brahmin.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, brahmaññattho? And what is the goal of life as a brahmin?
Yo kho, bhikkhave, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo—The ending of greed, hate, and delusion.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, brahmaññattho”ti. This is called the goal of life as a brahmin.”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.