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Linked Discourses · SN 45.21

  • Linked Discourses 45.21Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.21
  • 3. The Wrong Way3. Micchattavagga

The Wrong WayMicchattasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, I will teach you the wrong way and the right way.“Micchattañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sammattañca. Listen …Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is the wrong way?Katamañca, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ? It is wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.Seyyathidaṁ—micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāsamādhi. This is called the wrong way.Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ.

And what is the right way?Katamañca, bhikkhave, sammattaṁ? It is right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi. This is called the right way.”Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammattan”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 45.23 Practice (1st) 0.88near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.23 3. The Wrong Way Practice (1st) At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you the wrong practice and the right practice. Listen … And what’s the wrong practice? It is wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong…
  2. SN 45.31 Practice (1st) 0.78near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.31 4. Practice Practice (1st) At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you the wrong practice and the right practice. Listen … And what’s the wrong practice? It is wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong spee…
  3. SN 45.24 Practice (2nd) 0.74near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.24 3. The Wrong Way Practice (2nd) At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I don’t praise wrong practice for laypeople or renunciates. Because of wrong practice, neither laypeople nor renunciates succeed in the sy…
  4. SN 45.32 Practice (2nd) 0.64near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.32 4. Practice Practice (2nd) At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you one practicing wrongly and one practicing rightly. Listen … And who is practicing wrongly? It’s someone who has wrong view, wr…
  5. SN 45.25 An Untrue Person (1st) 0.60near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.25 3. The Wrong Way An Untrue Person (1st) At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you an untrue person and a true person. Listen … And what is an untrue person? It’s someone who has wrong view, wrong…