[500] "Friend Sāriputta, for what purpose is the holy life (brahmacariya) lived under the ascetic Gotama?"
"Friend, the holy life is lived under the Blessed One for the full understanding (pariññā) of suffering (dukkha)."
"But is there, friend, a path (magga), is there a way of practice (paṭipadā), for the full understanding of that suffering?"
"There is, friend, a path; there is a way of practice for the full understanding of that suffering."
"But what, friend, is the path, what is the way of practice, for the full understanding of that suffering?"
"It is just this Noble Eightfold Path, friend, for the full understanding of that suffering; that is: right view … right concentration. This, friend, is the path; this is the way of practice for the full understanding of that suffering."
"Excellent, friend, is the path; excellent is the way of practice for the full understanding of that suffering. And it is enough, friend Sāriputta, for diligence."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.