4. Paṭipattivagga

4. Practice

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.31

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4. Paṭipattivagga

4. Practice

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Paṭhamapaṭipattisutta

Practice (1st)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Micchāpaṭipattiñca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sammāpaṭipattiñca.

“Mendicants, I will teach you the wrong practice and the right practice.

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Taṁ suṇātha.

Listen …

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Katamā ca, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipatti?

And what’s the wrong practice?

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Seyyathidaṁ—micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāsamādhi.

It is wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.

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Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipatti.

This is called the wrong practice.

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Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipatti?

And what’s the right practice?

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Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

It is right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

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Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipattī”ti.

This is called the right practice.”

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Paṭhamaṁ.