A Mendicant (2nd)Dutiyaaññatarabhikkhusutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and said to him:Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Sir, they speak of ‘the removal of greed, hate, and delusion’.“‘Rāgavinayo dosavinayo mohavinayo’ti, bhante, vuccati. What is this a term for?”Kissa nu kho etaṁ, bhante, adhivacanaṁ:

“Mendicant, the removal of greed, hate, and delusion is a term for an element of extinguishment.“Nibbānadhātuyā kho etaṁ, bhikkhu, adhivacanaṁ: It’s used to speak of the ending of defilements.”Āsavānaṁ khayo tena vuccatī”ti.

When he said this, the mendicant said to the Buddha:Evaṁ vutte, so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Sir, they speak of ‘freedom from death’.“‘amataṁ, amatan’ti, bhante, vuccati. What is freedom from death? And what is the path that leads to freedom from death?”Katamaṁ nu kho, bhante, amataṁ, katamo amatagāmimaggo”ti?

“The ending of greed, hate, and delusion.“Yo kho, bhikkhu, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo— This is called freedom from death.idaṁ vuccati amataṁ. The path that leads to freedom from death is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo amatagāmimaggo, seyyathidaṁ— right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.”sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhī”ti.