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SN 12.3 Practice – Paṭipadāsutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati …pe…

“Bhikkhū, I will teach you the wrong practice and the right practice.

“micchāpaṭipadañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi sammāpaṭipadañca.

Listen and pay close attention, I will speak.”

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

“Yes, sir,” they replied.

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

The Buddha said this:

Bhagavā etadavoca:

“And what’s the wrong practice?

“Katamā ca, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipadā?

Ignorance is a condition for saṅkhāra.

Avijjāpaccayā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā;

Saṅkhāra are a condition for consciousness. …

saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ …pe…

That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

This is called the wrong practice.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipadā.

And what’s the right practice?

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipadā?

When ignorance fades away and ceases with nothing left over, saṅkhāra cease.

Avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saṅkhāranirodho;

When saṅkhāra cease, consciousness ceases. …

saṅkhāranirodhā viññāṇanirodho …pe…

That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.

This is called the right practice.”

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipadā”ti.