Paṭhamaadhammasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.113

Numbered Discourses 10.113

12. Paccorohaṇivagga

12. The Ceremony of Descent

Paṭhamaadhammasutta

Bad Principles (1st)

“Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo anattho ca;

“Mendicants, you should know bad principles with bad results.

dhammo ca veditabbo attho ca.

And you should know good principles with good results.

Adhammañca viditvā anatthañca, dhammañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabbaṁ.

Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, adhammo ca anattho ca?

And what are bad principles with bad results?

Micchādiṭṭhi, micchāsaṅkappo, micchāvācā, micchākammanto, micchāājīvo, micchāvāyāmo, micchāsati, micchāsamādhi, micchāñāṇaṁ, micchāvimutti—

Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, adhammo ca anattho ca.

These are called bad principles with bad results.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, dhammo ca attho ca?

And what are good principles with good results?

Sammādiṭṭhi, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi, sammāñāṇaṁ, sammāvimutti—

Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhammo ca attho ca.

These are called good principles with good results.

‘Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo anattho ca;

‘You should know bad principles with bad results.

dhammo ca veditabbo attho ca.

And you should know good principles with good results.

Adhammañca viditvā anatthañca, dhammañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabban’ti,

Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.’

iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttan”ti.

That’s what I said, and this is why I said it.”

Paṭhamaṁ.