1"Friend Sāriputta, it is said, ‘craving, craving.’ What now is craving?"

"There are, friend, these three kinds of craving: craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, craving for extermination. These are the three kinds of craving."

"But, friend, is there a path, is there a way for the abandonment of this craving?"

"There is a path, friend, there is a way … this Noble Eightfold Path … ."

1"‘Taṇhā, taṇhā’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. Katamā nu kho, āvuso, taṇhā"ti?

"Tisso imā, āvuso, taṇhā. Kāmataṇhā, bhavataṇhā, vibhavataṇhā – imā kho, āvuso, tisso taṇhā"ti.

"Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ taṇhānaṁ pahānāyā"ti?

"Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ taṇhānaṁ pahānāyā"ti. "Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā, etāsaṁ taṇhānaṁ pahānāyā"ti? "Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etāsaṁ taṇhānaṁ pahānāya, seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi. Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etāsaṁ taṇhānaṁ pahānāyā"ti. "Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etāsaṁ taṇhānaṁ pahānāya. Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā"ti.

Dasamaṁ.