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

"The destruction of lust, the destruction of hatred, the destruction of delusion: this, friend, is called arahantship."

"But, friend, is there a path, is there a way for the realization of this arahantship?"

"There is a path, friend, there is a way for the realization of this arahantship."

"And what, friend, is that path, what is that way for the realization of this arahantship?"

"It is, friend, this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This is the path, friend, this is the way for the realization of this arahantship."

"Excellent is the path, friend, excellent is the way for the realization of this arahantship. And it is enough, friend Sāriputta, for diligence."

1"‘Arahattaṁ, arahattan’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. Katamaṁ nu kho, āvuso, arahattan"ti?

"Yo kho, āvuso, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo – idaṁ vuccati arahattan"ti.

"Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā etassa arahattassa sacchikiriyāyā"ti?

"Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā etassa arahattassa sacchikiriyāyā"ti.

"Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā etassa arahattassa sacchikiriyāyā"ti?

"Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo etassa arahattassa sacchikiriyāya, seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi. Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo, ayaṁ paṭipadā etassa arahattassa sacchikiriyāyā"ti.

"Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā etassa arahattassa sacchikiriyāya. Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā"ti.

Dutiyaṁ.