Dutiyapaccorohaṇīsutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.120

Numbered Discourses 10.120

12. Paccorohaṇivagga

12. The Ceremony of Descent

Dutiyapaccorohaṇīsutta

The Ceremony of Descent (2nd)

“Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paccorohaṇiṁ desessāmi.

“Mendicants, I will teach you the noble descent.

Taṁ suṇātha …

Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak. …

katamā ca, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī?

And what is the noble descent?

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:

It’s when a noble disciple reflects:

‘micchādiṭṭhiyā kho pāpako vipāko—

‘Wrong view has a bad result

diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.

in both this life and the next.’

So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchādiṭṭhiṁ pajahati;

Reflecting like this, they give up wrong view,

micchādiṭṭhiyā paccorohati.

they descend from wrong view.

Micchāsaṅkappassa kho pāpako vipāko …

‘Wrong purpose has a bad result …’ …

micchāvācāya kho …

‘Wrong speech …’ …

micchākammantassa kho …

‘Wrong action …’ …

micchāājīvassa kho …

‘Wrong livelihood …’ …

micchāvāyāmassa kho …

‘Wrong effort …’ …

micchāsatiyā kho …

‘Wrong mindfulness …’ …

micchāsamādhissa kho …

‘Wrong immersion …’ …

micchāñāṇassa kho …

‘Wrong knowledge …’ …

micchāvimuttiyā kho pāpako vipāko—

‘Wrong freedom has a bad result

diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcāti.

in both this life and the next.’

So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāvimuttiṁ pajahati;

Reflecting like this, they give up wrong freedom,

micchāvimuttiyā paccorohati.

they descend from wrong freedom.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī”ti.

This is called the noble descent.”

Aṭṭhamaṁ.