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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.