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68.
Saying, "Good, friend," the bhikkhus delighted and rejoiced in the
Venerable Sariputta's words. Then they asked him a further question: "But,
friend, might there be another way in which a noble disciple is one of right
view, whose view is straight, who has perfect confidence in the Dhamma and has
arrived at this true Dhamma?" -- "There might be, friends.
69.
"When, friends, a noble disciple understands the taints, the origin of the
taints, the cessation of the taints, and the way leading to the cessation of
the taints, in that way he is one of right view, whose view is straight, who
has perfect confidence in the Dhamma and has arrived at this true Dhamma.
70.
"And what are the taints, what is the origin of the taints, what is the
cessation of the taints, what is the way leading to the cessation of the
taints? There are three taints: the taint of sensual desire, the taint of being
and the taint of ignorance. With the arising of ignorance there is the arising
of the taints. With the cessation of ignorance there is the cessation of the
taints. The way leading to the cessation of the taints is just this Noble
Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right
action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right
concentration.
71.
"When a noble disciple has thus understood the taints, the origin of the
taints, the cessation of the taints, and the way leading to the cessation of
the taints, he entirely abandons the underlying tendency to lust, he abolishes
the underlying tendency to aversion, he extirpates the underlying tendency to
the view and conceit 'I am,' and by abandoning ignorance and arousing true
knowledge he here and now makes an end of suffering. In that way too a noble
disciple is one of right view, whose view is straight, who has perfect
confidence in the Dhamma and has arrived at this true Dhamma."
That
is what the Venerable Sariputta said. The bhikkhus were satisfied and delighted
in the Venerable Sariputta's words.
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