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The Dark Path

Kaṇhamaggasutta

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.190Numbered Discourses 10.190
  • 0.219. Ariyamaggavagga19. The Noble Path

0.3KaṇhamaggasuttaThe Dark Path

1.1“Kaṇhamaggañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi sukkamaggañca.“I will teach you the dark path and the bright path. …1.2Taṁ suṇātha …pe…1.3katamo ca, bhikkhave, kaṇho maggo?And what is the dark path?1.4Pāṇātipāto …pe…Killing living creatures …1.5micchādiṭṭhi—wrong view.1.6ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kaṇho maggo.This is called the dark path.

2.1Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sukko maggo?And what is the bright path?2.2Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe…Not killing living creatures …2.3sammādiṭṭhi—right view.2.4ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sukko maggo”ti.This is called the bright path.”

2.5Dutiyaṁ.