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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.190

  • 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.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  5. AN 10.193 Principles That Should Be Activated 0.60near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.193 19. The Noble Path Principles That Should Be Activated “I will teach you the principle to activate and the principle not to activate. … And what is the principle not to activate? Killing living…