Sutta Nipāta — Antologia de Discursos — 5.18 — Homage to the Way to the Far Shore

1This was said by the Buddha while staying in the land of the Magadhans at the Pāsāṇaka Shrine. When requested by the sixteen brahmin devotees, he answered their questions one by one. If you understand the meaning and the teaching of each of these questions, and practice in line with the teaching, you may go right to the far shore of old age and death. These teachings are said to lead to the far shore, which is why the name of this exposition of the teaching is “The Way to the Far Shore”.

2Ajita, Tissametteyya,
Puṇṇaka and Mettagū,
Dhotaka and Upasiva,
Nanda and then Hemaka,

3both Todeyya and Kappa,
and Jatukaṇṇī the astute,
Bhadrāvudha and Udaya,
and the brahmin Posāla,
Mogharāja the intelligent,
and Piṅgiya the great seer:

4they approached the Buddha,
the seer of consummate conduct.
Asking their subtle questions,
they came to the most excellent Buddha.

5The Buddha answered their questions
in accordance with truth.
The sage satisfied the brahmins
with his answers to their questions.

6Those who were satisfied by the Clear-eyed One,
the Buddha, Kinsman of the Sun,
led the spiritual life in his presence,
the one of such outstanding wisdom.

7If you practice in accordance
with each of these questions
as taught by the Buddha,
you’ll go from the near shore to the far.

8Developing the supreme path,
you’ll go from the near shore to the far.
This path is for going to the far shore;
that’s why it’s called “The Way to the Far Shore”.