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Linked Discourses · SN 45.23

  • Linked Discourses 45.23Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.23
  • 3. The Wrong Way3. Micchattavagga

Practice (1st)Paṭhamapaṭipadāsutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, I will teach you the wrong practice and the right practice.“Micchāpaṭipadañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sammāpaṭipadañca. Listen …Taṁ suṇātha.

And what’s the wrong practice?Katamā ca, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipadā? 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 practice.Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipadā.

And what’s the right practice?Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipadā? 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 practice.”Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipadā”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 45.31 Practice (1st) 0.95near 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…
  2. SN 45.21 The Wrong Way 0.88near 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 45.24 Practice (2nd) 0.83near 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) 0.81near 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 12.3 Practice 0.63near 0.1Linked Discourses 12.3 1. The Buddhas Practice At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you the wrong practice and the right practice. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.” “Yes, sir,” they replied. The Buddha sa…