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Dutiyasāmaññasutta

The Ascetic Life (2nd)

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.

“Sāmaññañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sāmaññatthañca.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the ascetic life and the goal of the ascetic life.

Taṁ suṇātha.
Listen …

Katamañca kho, bhikkhave, sāmaññaṁ?
And what is the ascetic life?

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, sāmaññaṁ.
This is called the ascetic life.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sāmaññattho?
And what is the goal of the ascetic life?

Yo kho, bhikkhave, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo—
The ending of greed, hate, and delusion.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāmaññattho”ti.
This is called the goal of the ascetic life.”

Chaṭṭhaṁ.