[315] And what, bhikkhus, is the noble quest (ariyā pariyesanā)? Here, bhikkhus, someone, being himself subject to birth (jāti), having understood the danger in what is subject to birth, seeks the unborn, unsurpassed security from bondage (yogakkhema), Nibbāna; being himself subject to aging, having understood the danger in what is subject to aging, seeks the unaging, unsurpassed security from bondage, Nibbāna; being himself subject to sickness, having understood the danger in what is subject to sickness, seeks the sickness-free, unsurpassed security from bondage, Nibbāna; being himself subject to death, having understood the danger in what is subject to death, seeks the deathless, unsurpassed security from bondage, Nibbāna; being himself subject to sorrow, having understood the danger in what is subject to sorrow, seeks the sorrowless, unsurpassed security from bondage, Nibbāna; being himself subject to defilement (saṅkilesa), having understood the danger in what is subject to defilement, seeks the undefiled, unsurpassed security from bondage, Nibbāna. This too, bhikkhus, is the noble quest.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.