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Numbered Discourses 10.103 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.103

11. Perceptions for Ascetics – 11. Samaṇasaññāvagga

AN 10.103 The Wrong Way – Micchattasutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, relying on the wrong way leads to failure, not success.

“Micchattaṁ, bhikkhave, āgamma virādhanā hoti, no ārādhanā.

1.2

And how does relying on the wrong way lead to failure, not success?

Kathañca, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ āgamma virādhanā hoti, no ārādhanā?

1.3

Wrong view gives rise to wrong thought. Wrong thought gives rise to wrong speech. Wrong speech gives rise to wrong action. Wrong action gives rise to wrong livelihood. Wrong livelihood gives rise to wrong effort. Wrong effort gives rise to wrong mindfulness. Wrong mindfulness gives rise to wrong samādhi. Wrong samādhi gives rise to wrong knowledge. Wrong knowledge gives rise to wrong freedom.

Micchādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, micchāsaṅkappo pahoti, micchāsaṅkappassa micchāvācā pahoti, micchāvācassa micchākammanto pahoti, micchākammantassa micchāājīvo pahoti, micchāājīvassa micchāvāyāmo pahoti, micchāvāyāmassa micchāsati pahoti, micchāsatissa micchāsamādhi pahoti, micchāsamādhissa micchāñāṇaṁ pahoti, micchāñāṇissa micchāvimutti pahoti.

1.4

That’s how relying on the wrong way leads to failure, not success.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ āgamma virādhanā hoti, no ārādhanā.

2.1

Relying on the right way leads to success, not failure.

Sammattaṁ, bhikkhave, āgamma ārādhanā hoti, no virādhanā.

2.2

And how does relying on the right way lead to success, not failure?

Kathañca, bhikkhave, sammattaṁ āgamma ārādhanā hoti, no virādhanā?

2.3

Right view gives rise to right thought. Right thought gives rise to right speech. Right speech gives rise to right action. Right action gives rise to right livelihood. Right livelihood gives rise to right effort. Right effort gives rise to right mindfulness. Right mindfulness gives rise to right samādhi. Right samādhi gives rise to right knowledge. Right knowledge gives rise to right freedom.

Sammādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, sammāsaṅkappo pahoti, sammāsaṅkappassa sammāvācā pahoti, sammāvācassa sammākammanto pahoti, sammākammantassa sammāājīvo pahoti, sammāājīvassa sammāvāyāmo pahoti, sammāvāyāmassa sammāsati pahoti, sammāsatissa sammāsamādhi pahoti, sammāsamādhissa sammāñāṇaṁ pahoti, sammāñāṇissa sammāvimutti pahoti.

2.4

That’s how relying on the right way leads to success, not failure.”

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sammattaṁ āgamma ārādhanā hoti, no virādhanā”ti.

2.5

Tatiyaṁ.