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The Spiritual Path (2nd) Dutiyabrahmacariyasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

ā€œMendicants, I will teach you the spiritual path and the goal of the spiritual path. ā€œBrahmacariyaƱca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, brahmacariyatthaƱca. Listen … Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is the spiritual path? KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ? It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is: Ayameva ariyo aį¹­į¹­haį¹…giko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. sammādiį¹­į¹­hi …pe… sammāsamādhi. This is called the spiritual path. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ.

And what is the goal of the spiritual path? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, brahmacariyattho? The ending of greed, hate, and delusion. Yo kho, bhikkhave, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo—This is called the goal of the spiritual path.ā€ ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, brahmacariyatthoā€ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Paį¹­ipattivaggo catuttho.

Tassuddānaṁ

Paį¹­ipatti paį¹­ipanno ca, viraddhaƱca pāraį¹…gamā; SāmaƱƱena ca dve vuttā, brahmaƱƱā apare duve; Brahmacariyena dve vuttā, vaggo tena pavuccatÄ«ti.