sn12.65:8.1 And what is that ancient path, the ancient route traveled by fully awakened Buddhas in the past?
sn12.65:8.2 It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:
sn12.65:8.3 right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
sn12.65:8.4 This is that ancient path, the ancient route traveled by fully awakened Buddhas in the past.
sn12.65:8.5 Following it along, I directly knew old age and death,
sn12.65:8.6 their origin,
sn12.65:8.7 their cessation,
sn12.65:8.8 and the practice that leads to their cessation.
sn12.65:8.10 Following it along, I directly knew rebirth …
sn12.65:8.11 continued existence …
sn12.65:8.12 grasping …
sn12.65:8.13 craving …
sn12.65:8.14 feeling …
sn12.65:8.15 contact …
sn12.65:8.16 the six sense fields …
sn12.65:8.17 name and form …
sn12.65:8.18 consciousness …
sn12.65:8.20 Following it along, I directly knew choices,
sn12.65:8.21 their origin,
sn12.65:8.22 their cessation,
sn12.65:8.23 and the practice that leads to their cessation.
sn12.65:8.24 Having directly known this, I told the monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen.
sn12.65:8.25 And that’s how this spiritual life has become successful and prosperous, extensive, popular, widespread, and fully revealed among gods and humans.”