8.
The Discourse on the Question about Mental Corruptions
321.
"'Mental corruption, mental corruption', friend Sāriputta, is said.
What indeed, friend, is mental corruption?"
"There are, friend, these three mental corruptions.
Mental corruption of sensuality, mental corruption of existence, mental corruption of ignorance -
these, friend, are the three mental corruptions."
"But is there, friend, a path, is there a practice for the abandoning of these mental corruptions?"
"There is indeed, friend, a path, there is a practice for the abandoning of these mental corruptions."
"But what, friend, is the path, what is the practice for the abandoning of these mental corruptions?"
"Just this noble eightfold path, friend, is for the abandoning of these mental corruptions, as follows -
right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
This, friend, is the path, this is the practice for the abandoning of these mental corruptions."
"Excellent, friend, is the path, excellent is the practice for the abandoning of these mental corruptions.
And it is enough, friend Sāriputta, for diligence."
The eighth.