1At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, these eight things, when developed and cultivated, lead to going beyond from the near shore to the far shore. What eight? right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.

These eight things, when developed and cultivated, lead to going beyond from the near shore to the far shore." [n.29] Read: apārā pāraṁ gamanāya saṁvattanti. Spk: "To going from the round of existence to Nibbāna." Woodward has mistranslated as "conduce to that state in which no further shore and no higher shore exist." The verses just below are also at Dhp 85–89 .

2This is what the Blessed One said. Having said this, the Fortunate One, the Teacher, further said this:

3"Few are those among humankind
Who go beyond to the far shore.
The rest of the people merely run
Up and down along the bank.

4"When the Dhamma is rightly expounded
Those who practise in accord with the Dhamma
Are the people who will go beyond
The realm of Death so hard to cross.

5"Having left behind the dark qualities,
The wise man should develop the bright ones.
Having come from home into homelessness,
Where it is hard to take delight—

6"There in seclusion he should seek delight,
Having left behind sensual pleasures.
Owning nothing, the wise man
Should cleanse himself of mental defilements.

7"Those whose minds are well developed
In the factors of enlightenment,
Who through nonclinging find delight
In the relinquishment of grasping:
Those luminous ones with taints destroyed
Are fully quenched in the world." sn.v.25

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. "Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā apārā pāraṁ gamanāya saṁvattanti. Katame aṭṭha? Seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā apārā pāraṁ gamanāya saṁvattantī"ti.

2Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:

3"Appakā te manussesu,
ye janā pāragāmino;
Athāyaṁ itarā pajā,
tīramevānudhāvati.

4Ye ca kho sammadakkhāte,
dhamme dhammānuvattino;
Te janā pāramessanti,
maccudheyyaṁ suduttaraṁ.

5Kaṇhaṁ dhammaṁ vippahāya,
sukkaṁ bhāvetha paṇḍito;
Okā anokamāgamma,
viveke yattha dūramaṁ.

6Tatrābhiratimiccheyya,
hitvā kāme akiñcano;
Pariyodapeyya attānaṁ,
cittaklesehi paṇḍito.

7Yesaṁ sambodhiyaṅgesu,
sammā cittaṁ subhāvitaṁ;
Ādānapaṭinissagge,
anupādāya ye ratā;
Khīṇāsavā jutimanto,
te loke parinibbutā"ti.

Catutthaṁ.