81. Jambukhādaka the wanderer came to Venerable Sāriputta and asked: “They talk about Nirvana all the time. But what exactly is Nirvana?”
“The destruction of greed, hatred and delusion is Nirvana.”
“Is there any path, any way that leads to Nirvana?”
“There is such a path, such a way.”
“And what is it?”
“It is the Noble Eightfold Path - Perfect View, Perfect Thought, Perfect Speech, Perfect Action, Perfect Livelihood, Perfect Effort, Perfect Mindfulness and Perfect Concentration.”
“And an auspicious path it is, and an auspicious way to the realization of Nirvana it is too. It is enough to make you energetic.”
S.IV,251 (SN 38.1)
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