- Numbered Discourses 10.146Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.146
- 15. The Noble Path15. Ariyavagga
The Dark PathKaṇhamaggasutta
“I will teach you the dark path and the bright path. …“Kaṇhamaggañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi sukkamaggañca. And what is the dark path?katamo ca, bhikkhave, kaṇhamaggo? Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.Micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāvimutti— This is called the dark path.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kaṇhamaggo. And what is the bright path?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sukkamaggo? Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.Sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāvimutti— This is called the bright path.”ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sukkamaggo”ti.