1"For what purpose, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the ascetic Gotama?"

"It is, friend, for the full understanding of suffering that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One."

"But, friend, is there a path, is there a way for the full understanding of this suffering?"

2"There is a path, friend, there is a way … sn.iv.254 this Noble Eightfold Path … ."

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.