- Numbered Discourses 10.190Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.190
- 19. The Noble Path19. Ariyamaggavagga
The Dark PathKaṇhamaggasutta
“I will teach you the dark path and the bright path. …“Kaṇhamaggañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi sukkamaggañca. And what is the dark path?katamo ca, bhikkhave, kaṇho maggo? Killing living creatures …Pāṇātipāto …pe… wrong view.micchādiṭṭhi— This is called the dark path.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kaṇho maggo.
And what is the bright path?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sukko maggo? Not killing living creatures …Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… right view.sammādiṭṭhi— This is called the bright path.”ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sukko maggo”ti.