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Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN14: Connected Discourses on Elements

SN14:29 Ten Factors

1At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite. Those of wrong view … as above sn.ii.169 wrong concentration … wrong knowledge … wrong liberation come together and unite with those of wrong liberation.

1Sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati. "Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Micchādiṭṭhikā micchādiṭṭhikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; micchāsaṅkappā … pe … micchāvācā … micchākammantā … micchāājīvā … micchāvāyāmā … micchāsatino … micchāsamādhino micchāsamādhīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; micchāñāṇino micchāñāṇīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; micchāvimuttino micchāvimuttīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.



2"Those of right view … as above right concentration … right knowledge … right liberation come together and unite with those of right liberation."[n.246] Spk: Those of wrong knowledge: those endowed with wrong reviewing (micchāpaccavekkhaṇenā samannāgatā). Those of wrong liberation: those who abide in an unemancipating liberation, which they assume to be wholesome liberation. Those of right knowledge: those with right reviewing. Those of right liberation: those endowed with the emancipating liberation of the fruit.
Right knowledge and right liberation supplement the eight factors of the Noble Eightfold Path. They are said to be factors of the arahant (e.g., at MN III 76,8), but at SN55.26 (V 384,1–12) they are also ascribed to Anāthapiṇḍika, a stream-enterer. Spk's gloss of right knowledge as right reviewing knowledge is difficult to accept. More likely the expression refers to the full knowledge of the Four Noble Truths by means of which arahantship is gained.

The Four Elements

2Sammādiṭṭhikā sammādiṭṭhikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; sammāsaṅkappā … pe … sammāvācā … sammākammantā … sammāājīvā … sammāvāyāmā … sammāsatino … sammāsamādhino … sammāñāṇino sammāñāṇīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; sammāvimuttino sammāvimuttīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī"ti.

Sattamaṁ.

(Sabbattha atītānāgatapaccuppannaṁ kātabbaṁ.)

3Asamāhitaṁ dussīlaṁ,
pañca sikkhāpadāni ca;
Satta kammapathā vuttā,
dasakammapathena ca;
Chaṭṭhaṁ aṭṭhaṅgiko vutto,
dasaṅgena ca sattamaṁ.

Kammapathavaggo tatiyo.