8. Nāvāsuttaṃ

318. Yasmā hi dhammaṃ puriso vijaññā, indaṃva naṃ devatā pūjayeyya;

so pūjito tasmi pasannacitto, bahussuto pātukaroti dhammaṃ.

319. Tadaṭṭhikatvāna nisamma dhīro, dhammānudhammaṃ paṭipajjamāno;

viññū vibhāvī nipuṇo ca hoti, yo tādisaṃ bhajati appamatto.

320. Khuddañca bālaṃ upasevamāno, anāgatatthañca usūyakañca;

idheva dhammaṃ avibhāvayitvā, avitiṇṇakaṅkho maraṇaṃ upeti.

321. Yathā naro āpagamotaritvā, mahodakaṃ salilaṃ sīghasotaṃ;

so vuyhamāno anusotagāmī, kiṃ so pare sakkhati tārayetuṃ.

322. Tatheva dhammaṃ avibhāvayitvā, bahussutānaṃ anisāmayatthaṃ;

sayaṃ ajānaṃ avitiṇṇakaṅkho, kiṃ so pare sakkhati nijjhapetuṃ.

323. Yathāpi nāvaṃ daḷhamāruhitvā, phiyena [piyena (sī. syā.)] rittena samaṅgibhūto;

so tāraye tattha bahūpi aññe, tatrūpayaññū kusalo mutīmā [matīmā (syā. ka.)].

324. Evampi yo vedagu bhāvitatto, bahussuto hoti avedhadhammo;

so kho pare nijjhapaye pajānaṃ, sotāvadhānūpanisūpapanne.

325. Tasmā have sappurisaṃ bhajetha, medhāvinañceva bahussutañca;

aññāya atthaṃ paṭipajjamāno, viññātadhammo sa sukhaṃ [so sukhaṃ (sī.)] labhethāti.

Nāvāsuttaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ.