3. Micchattavagga

3. The Wrong Way

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.22

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3. Micchattavagga

3. The Wrong Way

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Akusaladhammasutta

Unskillful Qualities

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Akusale ca kho, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi, kusale ca dhamme.

“Mendicants, I will teach you skillful and unskillful qualities.

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Taṁ suṇātha.

Listen …

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Katame ca, bhikkhave, akusalā dhammā?

And what are unskillful qualities?

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Seyyathidaṁ—micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāsamādhi.

They are wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.

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Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, akusalā dhammā.

These are called unskillful qualities.

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Katame ca, bhikkhave, kusalā dhammā?

And what are skillful qualities?

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Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

They are right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

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Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, kusalā dhammā”ti.

These are called skillful qualities.”

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Dutiyaṁ.