Saṁyutta Nikāya — Discursos Conectados — 45.42–47 — Six Discourses on Giving Up Fetters, Etc.

1“Mendicants, if wanderers who follow another religion were to ask you: ‘Reverends, what’s the goal of leading the spiritual life under the ascetic Gotama?’ You should answer them like this:

2‘The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to give up the fetters.’ …

3‘… to uproot the underlying tendencies.’ …

4‘… to completely understand the course of time.’ …

5‘… to end the defilements.’ …

6‘… to realize the fruit of knowledge and freedom.’ …

7‘… for knowledge and vision.’ …”