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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.120

  • 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.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 10.168 The Noble Descent 0.68near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.168 17. With Jānussoṇi The Noble Descent “Mendicants, I will teach you the noble descent. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.” “Yes, sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this: “And what,…
  2. AN 10.119 The Ceremony of Descent (1st) 0.62near 0.1“But worthy Gotama, how is the ceremony of descent observed in the training of the Noble One? Worthy Gotama, please teach me this.” “Well then, brahmin, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.” “Yes, worthy sir,”…
  3. AN 10.167 The Brahmin Ceremony of Descent 0.52near 0.1“But worthy Gotama, how is the ceremony of descent observed in the training of the Noble One? Worthy Gotama, please teach me this.” “Well then, brahmin, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.” “Yes, worthy sir,”…
  4. AN 10.135 The Teaching of the Noble Ones 0.51near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.135 14. Good The Teaching of the Noble Ones “Mendicants, I will teach you the teaching of the noble ones, and what is not the teaching of the noble ones. … And what is not the teaching of the noble…