AN 10 The Book of the Tens – Dasakanipāta > AN 10.134 Good

Numbered Discourses 10.134 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.134

14. Good – 14. Sādhuvagga

AN 10.134 Good – Sādhusutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, I will teach you what is good and what is not good.

“Sādhuñca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi asādhuñca.

1.2

Listen and pay close attention, I will speak.”

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

1.3

“Yes, sir,” they replied.

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

1.4

The Buddha said this:

Bhagavā etadavoca:

2.1

“And what, bhikkhū, is not good?

“Katamañca, bhikkhave, asādhu?

2.2

Wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong samādhi, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.

Micchādiṭṭhi, micchāsaṅkappo, micchāvācā, micchākammanto, micchāājīvo, micchāvāyāmo, micchāsati, micchāsamādhi, micchāñāṇaṁ, micchāvimutti—

2.3

This is called what is not good.

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asādhu.

2.4

And what is good?

Katamañca, bhikkhave, sādhu?

2.5

Right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right samādhi, right knowledge, and right freedom.

Sammādiṭṭhi, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi, sammāñāṇaṁ, sammāvimutti—

2.6

This is called what is good.”

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sādhū”ti.

2.7

Paṭhamaṁ.