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Linked Discourses 45.21 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.21

3. The Wrong Way – 3. Micchattavagga

SN 45.21 The Wrong Way – Micchattasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

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

“Micchattañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sammattañca.

Listen …

Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is the wrong way?

Katamañca, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ?

It is wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong samādhi.

Seyyathidaṁ—micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāsamādhi.

This is called the wrong way.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ.

And what is the right way?

Katamañca, bhikkhave, sammattaṁ?

It is right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samādhi.

Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

This is called the right way.”

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammattan”ti.