this, originating in oneself, is the supreme divine vehicle. The attentive leave the world in it, sure of winning the victory.”

Linked Discourses 45.5 1. Ignorance What’s the Goal?

At Sāvatthī. Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha … and said to him:

“Sir, sometimes wanderers of other religions ask us: ‘Reverends, what’s the goal of leading the spiritual life under the ascetic Gotama?’ We answer them like this: ‘The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand suffering.’ Answering this way, we trust that we repeat what the Buddha has said, and don’t misrepresent him with an untruth. We trust our explanation is in line with the teaching, and that there are no legitimate grounds for rebuttal or criticism.”