{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn45.19/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn45.19","id":"suttacentral_sn45.19","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn45.19/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At P\u0101\u1e6daliputta. \u201cReverend, they speak of this thing called the \u2018spiritual path\u2019. What is the spiritual path? And what is the culmination of the spiritual path?\u201d \u201cGood, good, Reverend Bhadda! Your approach and eloquence are excellent, and it\u2019s a good question. For you asked: \u2018They speak of this thing called \u201cthe spiritual path\u201d. What is the spiritual path? And what is the culmination of the spiritual path?\u2019\u201d \u201cYes, reverend.\u201d \u201cThe spiritual path is simply this noble eightfold path, that is: right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. The ending of greed, hate, and delusion: this is the culmination of the spiritual path.\u201d","title":"At the Chicken Monastery (2nd)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":112}