1“Reverend Sāriputta, what’s the purpose of living the spiritual life with the ascetic Gotama?”

“The purpose of living the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand suffering.”

“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding this suffering?”

“There is.” …

1"Kimatthiyaṁ, āvuso sāriputta, samaṇe gotame brahmacariyaṁ vussatī"ti?

"Dukkhassa kho, āvuso, pariññātthaṁ bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī"ti.

"Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā etassa dukkhassa pariññāyā"ti?

"Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etassa dukkhassa pariññāyā"ti?

"Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā, etassa dukkhassa pariññāyā"ti?

2"Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etassa dukkhassa pariññāya, seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi.

Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā etassa dukkhassa pariññāyā"ti.

"Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etassa dukkhassa pariññāya. Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā"ti.

Catutthaṁ.