sn.38.4 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

What’s the Purpose

“Reverend Sāriputta, what’s the purpose of leading the spiritual life under the ascetic Gotama?”
“The purpose of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand suffering.”
“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding this suffering?”
“There is.” …