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I see him with my mind as if with my eye, day and night, brahmin, heedful; Saluting, I spend the night, by that I deem it no separation. 1149. Faith and joy and mind and mindfulness, do not depart from me from Gotama's teaching; Whichever direction the greatly wise one goes, I am bowed down to him in that very direction. 1150. For me, old and with weakened strength, therefore my body does not go there; By intending, I always go, for my mind, brahmin, is yoked to him. 1151. Lying in the mud, struggling, from island to island I floated; Then I saw the Fully Awakened One, one who has crossed the flood, without defilements. 1152. Just as Vakkali was released by faith, and Bhadrāvudha, and Āḷavi, and Gotama; Even so, you too, release your faith, you, Piṅgiya, will go to the far shore of death's domain. 1153. I am even more pleased, having heard the sage's words; The Fully Awakened One, with the covering removed, is unblemished, with ready wit. 1154. Having known the highest devas, he knows all, the excellent and the inferior; The Teacher puts an end to questions, for those who acknowledge their doubts. 1155. Unshaken, unperturbed, for whom there is no simile anywhere; Surely I will go, there is no doubt for me in this, hold me thus, with resolute mind. The Fifth Chapter, The Way to the Far Shore, is finished. Summary of Suttas – 1. Uraga and Dhaniya, Khaggavisāṇa and Kasi; Cunda, Bhava again, Vasala and Karaṇīya; Hemavata, then Yakkha, Vijayasutta, and the excellent Munisutta. 2. The first excellent chapter, containing twelve suttas, well divided; Taught by the pure one, the one with vision, the excellent chapter called Uraga is heard. 3. Ratana, Amagandha, Hirimaṅgala by name, Suciloma, Kapila, and Brāhmaṇadhammo; Nāvā, Kiṃsīla, Uṭṭhahano, and Rāhula again. ṅgīso. 4. And here, the Sammāparibbājanīya, the excellent Dhamma Sutta, is well-divided; holding fourteen suttas in the second, they call it the excellent Cūḷaka Vagga. 5. Pabbajjā, Padhāna, Subhāsita by name, Pūraḷāsa, and again Māgha; Sabhiya, Keṇiya, Salla by name, Vāseṭṭha, and Kāḷika too. 6. The excellent Nālakasutta is well-divided, and Anupassī, and again; holding twelve suttas in the third, the excellent Vagga is heard, named Mahā. 7. Kāmaguhaṭṭhaka, Duṭṭhaka by name, Suddha, Paramaṭṭhaka by name; Jarā, the excellent Mettiyasutta is well-divided, Pasūra, Māgaṇḍiya, Purābheda. 8. Kalahavivāda, both Viyūha, Tuvaṭaka, Attadaṇḍa, Sāriputta; holding sixteen suttas in the fourth, they call it the excellent Aṭṭhaka Vagga. 9. In the delightful Magadha country, in that excellent land, a place of merit; at the excellent Pāsāṇaka shrine, well-divided, the Blessed One, chief of the assembly, resided. 10. Where both came together, with an assembly of twelve yojanas; asked by sixteen brahmins, it is said, by means of sixteen questions, he revealed the Dhamma, he gave it. 11. Full of meaning-revealing words, he taught the Dhamma, generating supreme peace; for the welfare of the world, the Conqueror, foremost of bipeds, the excellent sutta, varied with many teachings; for the sake of releasing all defilements, the foremost of bipeds taught the excellent sutta. 12. With words and meaning well-connected, deep with letters, signs, and similes; shining with wisdom that investigates the world, the foremost of bipeds taught the excellent sutta. 13. Stainless, supreme and pure from the stain of lust, stainless, supreme and pure from the stain of hatred, stainless, supreme and pure from the stain of delusion, shining with wisdom that investigates the world, the foremost of bipeds taught the excellent sutta. 14. Stainless, supreme and pure from the stain of defilements, stainless, supreme and pure from the stain of misconduct, shining with wisdom that investigates the world, the foremost of bipeds taught the excellent sutta. 15. From the cankers, bonds, yokes, defilements, and hindrances, and t These impurities; For their release from defilements, the Foremost of bipeds taught the excellent discourse. 16. Stainless, removing all defilements, without passion, without agitation, without sorrow; The tranquil, sublime, very difficult to see Dhamma, the Foremost of bipeds taught the excellent discourse. 17. Destroying passion and hatred, leading to unshakeable peace, transcending the four births, the four lower realms, the five consciousnesses; Cutting the root of craving and attachment, release from suffering's heat, the Foremost of bipeds taught the excellent discourse. 18. Deep, difficult to see, subtle, profound, understood by the wise, of subtle meaning; Dispelling the darkness of worldly speculation with wisdom, the Foremost of bipeds taught the excellent discourse. 19. A garland of nine-fold flowers for the neck, divided into faculties, jhānas, and liberations; Bearing the Noble Eightfold Path, an excellent vehicle, the Foremost of bipeds taught the excellent discourse. 20. Like the moon, stainless, perfectly pure, like the ocean, adorned with jewels; Like a flower, like the sun in splendor, the Foremost of bipeds taught the excellent discourse. 21. Safe, auspicious, blissful, cool, tranquil, the supreme goal, refuge from death, the ultimate truth; For the sake of seeing that perfect Nibbana, the Foremost of bipeds taught the excellent discourse. The Pāli Sutta Nipāta is finished.