1"Friend Sāriputta, who are the proponents of Dhamma in the world? Who are practising well in the world? Who are the fortunate ones in the world?"

"Those, friend, who teach the Dhamma for the abandonment of lust, sn.iv.253 for the abandonment of hatred, for the abandonment of delusion: they are the proponents of Dhamma in the world. Those who are practising for the abandonment of lust, for the abandonment of hatred, for the abandonment of delusion: they are practising well in the world. Those for whom lust, hatred, and delusion have been abandoned, cut off at the root, made like palm stumps, obliterated so that they are no more subject to future arising: they are the fortunate ones in the world." [n.272] Cp. AN I 217–19. Sugata is usually an epithet of the Buddha but here, in the plural, it denotes all arahants. "But, friend, is there a path, is there a way for the abandonment of this lust, hatred, and delusion?"

2"There is a path, friend, there is a way for the abandonment of this lust, hatred, and delusion."

"And what, friend, is that path … ?"

"It is, friend, this Noble Eightfold Path … ."

"Excellent is the path, friend, excellent is the way for the abandonment of this lust, hatred, and delusion. And it is enough, friend Sāriputta, for diligence."

1"Ke nu kho, āvuso sāriputta, loke dhammavādino, ke loke suppaṭipannā, ke loke sugatā"ti?

"Ye kho, āvuso, rāgappahānāya dhammaṁ desenti, dosappahānāya dhammaṁ desenti, mohappahānāya dhammaṁ desenti, te loke dhammavādino. Ye kho, āvuso, rāgassa pahānāya paṭipannā, dosassa pahānāya paṭipannā, mohassa pahānāya paṭipannā, te loke suppaṭipannā. Yesaṁ kho, āvuso, rāgo pahīno ucchinnamūlo tālāvatthukato anabhāvaṅkato āyatiṁ anuppāda dhammo, doso pahīno ucchinnamūlo tālāvatthukato anabhāvaṅkato āyatiṁ anuppāda dhammo, moho pahīno ucchinnamūlo tālāvatthukato anabhāvaṅkato āyatiṁ anuppāda dhammo, te loke sugatā"ti.

2"Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāyā"ti? "Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāyā"ti.

"Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāyā"ti? "Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāya, seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi.

Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāyā"ti.

"Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāya. Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā"ti.

Tatiyaṁ.