[25] Bhikkhus, this holy life (brahmacariya) is not lived for the purpose of deceiving people, nor for the purpose of cajoling people, nor for the benefit of gain, honor, and fame, nor for the benefit of prevailing in debate, nor with the thought, "Let people know me thus." Rather, bhikkhus, this holy life is lived for the purpose of restraint (saṃvara), for the purpose of abandonment (pahāna), for the purpose of dispassion (virāga), for the purpose of cessation.
For restraint and for abandonment,
the Blessed One taught the holy life,
not based on hearsay (anītiha),
leading to immersion in Nibbāna.
This is the path followed
by the great ones, the great seers.
And those who practice it
as taught by the Buddha,
acting upon the Teacher's instruction,
will make an end of suffering (dukkha).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.