Chapter 20. The Path

273. Of paths the Eight-fold is the best, of truths the statement four, the passionless of teaching best,of humankind the Seer.



274. This is the path, no other's there for purity of insight, enter then upon this path bemusing Mara utterly.



275. Entered then upon this path you'llmake an end of dukkha. Freed in knowledge from suffering's stings the Path's proclaimed by me.



276. Buddhas just proclaim the Path but you're the ones to strive. Contemplatives who tread the Path are freed from Mara's bonds.



277. When with wisdom one discerns transience of conditioned things one wearily from duddha turns treading the path to purity.



278. When with wisdom one discerns the dukkha of conditioned things one wearily from dukkha turns treading the path to purity.



279. When with windom one discerns all knowables are not a self one wearily from dukkha turns treading the path to purity.



280. Though time to strive, not striving, while young and strong yet indeed, weak-mindedand irresolute: one finds not wisdom's way.



281. In speech ever watchful with mind well-restrained never with body do unwholesomeness.So should one purity these three kamma-paths winning to the Way made known by the seers.



282. From endeavour wisdom springs, lacking effort wisdom wanes: having known this two-fold path either to progress or declineso should one exhort oneself that wisdom may increase.



283. The wood cut down but not a tree since it's from wood that fear is born. Having cut wood and woodedness O bhikkhus be withouta wood.



284. As long indeed as woodedness of man to women is not cut so lovg in bondage is one's mind as milch-calf to the mother cow.



285. Cut off affection for oneself as a hand a lily in the Fall. Cultivate this peaceful path, Nibbana by the Buddha taught.



286. Here shall I spend the Rains, here the Winter, here the Summer. thus speculates the fool, the danger he knows not.



287. For one who has a clinging mind and finds delight in babes and herds Death does seize and carry away as great flood a sleeping village.



288. No sons are there for shelter nor father nor related folk, one by the Death-king seixed upon in kin no shelter finds.



289. Having understood this factthe wise by virtue well-restrained swiftly then should clear the path leading t Nibbana.

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