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Linked Discourses · SN 45.22

  • Linked Discourses 45.22Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.22
  • 3. The Wrong Way3. Micchattavagga

Unskillful QualitiesAkusaladhammasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, I will teach you skillful and unskillful qualities.“Akusale ca kho, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi, kusale ca dhamme. Listen …Taṁ suṇātha.

And what are unskillful qualities?Katame ca, bhikkhave, akusalā dhammā? They are wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.Seyyathidaṁ—micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāsamādhi. These are called unskillful qualities.Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, akusalā dhammā.

And what are skillful qualities?Katame ca, bhikkhave, kusalā dhammā? They are right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi. These are called skillful qualities.”Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, kusalā dhammā”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.

  1. AN 10.136 Unskillful 0.66near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.136 14. Good Unskillful “I will teach you the skillful and the unskillful … And what is the unskillful? Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong…
  2. SN 45.21 The Wrong Way 0.60near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.21 3. The Wrong Way The Wrong Way At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you the wrong way and the right way. Listen … And what is the wrong way? It is wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong…
  3. SN 45.25 An Untrue Person (1st) 0.59near 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…
  4. SN 45.23 Practice (1st) 0.55near 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…
  5. SN 17.33 Skillful Quality 0.53near 0.1Linked Discourses 17.33 Chapter Four Skillful Quality At Sāvatthī. “Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim … Devadatta cut off his skillful quality because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor…