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Linked Discourses 45.22 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.22

3. The Wrong Way – 3. Micchattavagga

SN 45.22 Unskillful Qualities – Akusaladhammasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Bhikkhū, I will teach you skillful and unskillful qualities.

“Akusale ca kho, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi, kusale ca dhamme.

Listen …

Taṁ suṇātha.

And what are unskillful qualities?

Katame ca, bhikkhave, akusalā dhammā?

They are wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong samādhi.

Seyyathidaṁ—micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāsamādhi.

These are called unskillful qualities.

Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, akusalā dhammā.

And what are skillful qualities?

Katame ca, bhikkhave, kusalā dhammā?

They are right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samādhi.

Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

These are called skillful qualities.”

Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, kusalā dhammā”ti.