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Blameworthy

Sāvajjasutta

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.140Numbered Discourses 10.140
  • 0.214. Sādhuvagga14. Good

0.3SāvajjasuttaBlameworthy

1.1“Sāvajjañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi anavajjañca.“I will teach you the blameworthy principle and the blameless principle. …1.2Taṁ suṇātha …pe…1.3katamo ca, bhikkhave, sāvajjo dhammo?And what is the blameworthy principle?1.4Micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāvimutti—Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.1.5ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāvajjo dhammo.This is called the blameworthy principle.1.6Katamo ca, bhikkhave, anavajjo dhammo?And what is the blameless principle?1.7Sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāvimutti—Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.1.8ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anavajjo dhammo”ti.This is called the blameless principle.”

1.9Sattamaṁ.