Linked Discourses 45.21 3. The Wrong Way The Wrong Way (SN45.21)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Micchattañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sammattañca.

“Mendicants, I will teach you the wrong way and the right way.

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Taṁ suṇātha.

Listen …

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Katamañca, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ?

And what is the wrong way?

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Seyyathidaṁ—micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāsamādhi.

It is wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.

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Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ.

This is called the wrong way.

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Katamañca, bhikkhave, sammattaṁ?

And what is the right way?

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Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

It is right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

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Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammattan”ti.

This is called the right way.”

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Paṭhamaṁ.