- Numbered Discourses 10.120Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.120
- 12. The Ceremony of Descent12. Paccorohaṇivagga
The Ceremony of Descent (2nd)Dutiyapaccorohaṇīsutta
“Mendicants, I will teach you the noble descent.“Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paccorohaṇiṁ desessāmi. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak. …Taṁ suṇātha … And what is the noble descent?katamā ca, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī? It’s when a noble disciple reflects:Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati: ‘Wrong view has a bad result‘micchādiṭṭhiyā kho pāpako vipāko— in both this life and the next.’diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti. Reflecting like this, they give up wrong view,So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchādiṭṭhiṁ pajahati; they descend from wrong view.micchādiṭṭhiyā paccorohati. ‘Wrong purpose has a bad result …’ …Micchāsaṅkappassa kho pāpako vipāko … ‘Wrong speech …’ …micchāvācāya kho … ‘Wrong action …’ …micchākammantassa kho … ‘Wrong livelihood …’ …micchāājīvassa kho … ‘Wrong effort …’ …micchāvāyāmassa kho … ‘Wrong mindfulness …’ …micchāsatiyā kho … ‘Wrong immersion …’ …micchāsamādhissa kho … ‘Wrong knowledge …’ …micchāñāṇassa kho … ‘Wrong freedom has a bad resultmicchāvimuttiyā kho pāpako vipāko— in both this life and the next.’diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcāti. Reflecting like this, they give up wrong freedom,So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāvimuttiṁ pajahati; they descend from wrong freedom.micchāvimuttiyā paccorohati. This is called the noble descent.”Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī”ti.