7.
The Second Discourse on a Certain Monk
7.
At Sāvatthī.
Then a certain monk approached the Blessed One, etc.
Seated to one side, that monk said this to the Blessed One -
"'Removal of lust, removal of hate, removal of delusion', venerable sir, is said. Of what indeed, venerable sir, is this a designation - 'removal of lust, removal of hate, removal of delusion'?" "This is a designation for the element of Nibbāna, monk - 'removal of lust, removal of hate, removal of delusion'. The elimination of mental corruptions is called by that."
When this was said, that monk said this to the Blessed One - "'The Deathless, the Deathless', venerable sir, is said. What indeed, venerable sir, is the Deathless, what is the path leading to the Deathless?" "That which, monk, is the elimination of lust, the elimination of hate, the elimination of delusion - this is called the Deathless. It is just this noble eightfold path that is the path leading to the Deathless, as follows - right view, etc. right concentration." The seventh.