The Wrong Way

Micchattasutta

The Wrong Way

Micchattasutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you the wrong way and the right way. Listen … And what is the wrong way?
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Micchattañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sammattañca. Taṁ suṇātha. Katamañca, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ?
EN
It is wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion. This is called the wrong way. And what is the right way? It is right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
PL
Seyyathidaṁ—micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāsamādhi. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, sammattaṁ? Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.
EN
This is called the right way.”
PL
Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammattan”ti. Paṭhamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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