iti.69 Itivuttaka

Greed (2nd)

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Whoever has not given up greed, hate, and delusion
is said to have not crossed over the ocean with its waves and whirlpools, its saltwater crocodiles and monsters.
Whoever has given up greed, hate, and delusion
is said to have crossed over the ocean with its waves and whirlpools, its saltwater crocodiles and monsters. Crossed over and gone beyond, that brahmin stands on the shore.”
The Buddha spoke this matter.
On this it is said:
“Those in whom greed, hate, and ignorance
have faded away,
have crossed the ocean so hard to cross,
with its saltwater crocodiles and monsters, its waves and dangers.
They’ve escaped their chains, given up death, and have no attachments.
They’ve given up suffering, so there are no more future lives.
They’ve come to an end, and cannot be measured;
and they’ve confounded the King of Death, I say.”
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.