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Pāḷi MS Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

  • Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.146  Numbered Discourses 10.146
  • 15. Ariyavagga  15. The Noble Path

Kaṇhamaggasutta 
Kaṇhamaggasutta → sukkamaggasuttaṁ (bj)
The Dark Path

“Kaṇhamaggañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi sukkamaggañca.  “I will teach you the dark path and the bright path. …
Taṁ suṇātha …pe… 
katamo ca, bhikkhave, kaṇhamaggo?  And what is the dark path?
Micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāvimutti—  Wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kaṇhamaggo.  This is called the dark path.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sukkamaggo?  And what is the bright path?
Sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāvimutti—  Right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sukkamaggo”ti.  This is called the bright path.”

Dutiyaṁ. 

Pāḷi MS Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

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