1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Sāmaññañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sāmaññatthañca.“Mendicants, I will teach you the ascetic life and the goal of the ascetic life.1.3Taṁ suṇātha.Listen …

1.4Katamañca kho, bhikkhave, sāmaññaṁ?And what is the ascetic life?1.5Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:1.6sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.1.7Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāmaññaṁ.This is called the ascetic life.

1.8Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sāmaññattho?And what is the goal of the ascetic life?1.9Yo kho, bhikkhave, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo—The ending of greed, hate, and delusion.1.10ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāmaññattho”ti.This is called the goal of the ascetic life.”

1.11Chaṭṭhaṁ.