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# Thag 1:86 · Nāgita
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-1-86/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:33:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:41:43.000Z
- Description: Theragāthā · Thag 1:86. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Elder Monks, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Theragāthā, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library

Outside of this path,

the path of the many

who teach other things

doesn’t go to unbinding

as does this:

Thus the Blessed One

instructs the Saṅgha,

truly showing the palms of his hands.[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag1%5F86.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co)

Note

1\. This is a reference to the fact that the Buddha was an “open-handed” teacher who did not wait to the end of his life to give his most crucial teachings. See [DN 16](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/dn-16/). The message of this verse may be related to the fact that the Buddha addressed three of his most plain-speaking suttas to Nāgita: [AN 5:30](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-5-30/), [AN 6:42](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-6-42/), and [AN 8:103](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-8-103/).

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag1%5F86.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*