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Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.120 — 12. Paccorohaṇivagga — Dutiyapaccorohaṇīsutta

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  1. an10.120:0.1

    Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.120

    Numbered Discourses 10.120

  2. an10.120:0.2

    12. Paccorohaṇivagga

    12. The Ceremony of Descent

  3. an10.120:0.3

    Dutiyapaccorohaṇīsutta

    The Ceremony of Descent (2nd)

  4. an10.120:1.1

    “Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paccorohaṇiṁ desessāmi.

    “Mendicants, I will teach you the noble descent.

  5. an10.120:1.2

    Taṁ suṇātha …

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

  6. an10.120:1.3

    katamā ca, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī?

    And what is the noble descent?

  7. an10.120:1.4

    Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:

    It’s when a noble disciple reflects:

  8. an10.120:1.5

    ‘micchādiṭṭhiyā kho pāpako vipāko—

    ‘Wrong view has a bad result

  9. an10.120:1.6

    diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.

    in both this life and the next.’

  10. an10.120:1.7

    So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchādiṭṭhiṁ pajahati;

    Reflecting like this, they give up wrong view,

  11. an10.120:1.8

    micchādiṭṭhiyā paccorohati.

    they descend from wrong view.

  12. an10.120:1.9

    Micchāsaṅkappassa kho pāpako vipāko …

    ‘Wrong purpose has a bad result …’ …

  13. an10.120:1.10

    micchāvācāya kho …

    ‘Wrong speech …’ …

  14. an10.120:1.11

    micchākammantassa kho …

    ‘Wrong action …’ …

  15. an10.120:1.12

    micchāājīvassa kho …

    ‘Wrong livelihood …’ …

  16. an10.120:1.13

    micchāvāyāmassa kho …

    ‘Wrong effort …’ …

  17. an10.120:1.14

    micchāsatiyā kho …

    ‘Wrong mindfulness …’ …

  18. an10.120:1.15

    micchāsamādhissa kho …

    ‘Wrong immersion …’ …

  19. an10.120:1.16

    micchāñāṇassa kho …

    ‘Wrong knowledge …’ …

  20. an10.120:1.17

    micchāvimuttiyā kho pāpako vipāko—

    ‘Wrong freedom has a bad result

  21. an10.120:1.18

    diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcāti.

    in both this life and the next.’

  22. an10.120:1.19

    So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāvimuttiṁ pajahati;

    Reflecting like this, they give up wrong freedom,

  23. an10.120:1.20

    micchāvimuttiyā paccorohati.

    they descend from wrong freedom.

  24. an10.120:1.21

    Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī”ti.

    This is called the noble descent.”

  25. an10.120:1.22

    Aṭṭhamaṁ.

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