15. Ariyavagga

15. The Noble Path

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.146

Numbered Discourses 10.146

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15. Ariyavagga

15. The Noble Path

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Kaṇhamaggasutta

The Dark Path

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“Kaṇhamaggañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi sukkamaggañca.

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

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Taṁ suṇātha …pe…

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katamo ca, bhikkhave, kaṇhamaggo?

And what is the dark path?

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Micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāvimutti—

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

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ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kaṇhamaggo.

This is called the dark path.

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Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sukkamaggo?

And what is the bright path?

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Sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāvimutti—

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

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ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sukkamaggo”ti.

This is called the bright path.”

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Dutiyaṁ.