Sādhusutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.134

Numbered Discourses 10.134

14. Sādhuvagga

14. Good

Sādhusutta

Good

“Sādhuñca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi asādhuñca.

“Mendicants, I will teach you what is good and what is not good.

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

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

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

“Yes, sir,” they replied.

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:

“Katamañca, bhikkhave, asādhu?

“And what, mendicants, is not good?

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.

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asādhu.

This is called what is not good.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, sādhu?

And what is good?

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.

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sādhū”ti.

This is called what is good.”

Paṭhamaṁ.