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Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.146 — 15. Ariyavagga — Kaṇhamaggasutta

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  1. an10.146:0.1

    Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.146

    Numbered Discourses 10.146

  2. an10.146:0.2

    15. Ariyavagga

    15. The Noble Path

  3. an10.146:0.3

    Kaṇhamaggasutta

    The Dark Path

  4. an10.146:1.1

    “Kaṇhamaggañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi sukkamaggañca.

    “I will teach you the dark path and the bright path. …

  5. an10.146:1.2

    Taṁ suṇātha …pe…

  6. an10.146:1.3

    katamo ca, bhikkhave, kaṇhamaggo?

    And what is the dark path?

  7. an10.146:1.4

    Micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāvimutti—

    Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.

  8. an10.146:1.5

    ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kaṇhamaggo.

    This is called the dark path.

  9. an10.146:1.6

    Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sukkamaggo?

    And what is the bright path?

  10. an10.146:1.7

    Sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāvimutti—

    Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.

  11. an10.146:1.8

    ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sukkamaggo”ti.

    This is called the bright path.”

  12. an10.146:1.9

    Dutiyaṁ.

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