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SN 22.154PTS SN 3.1841 min read

Wrong View

Micchādiṭṭhisutta

Wrong view arises due to grasping the aggregates.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.154Linked Discourses 22.154
  • 0.215. Diṭṭhivagga15. Views

0.3MicchādiṭṭhisuttaWrong View

1.1PTS 3.185Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṁ upādāya, kiṁ abhinivissa micchādiṭṭhi uppajjatī”ti?“Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does wrong view arise?”

1.3Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”

1.4“rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa micchādiṭṭhi uppajjati.“When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, wrong view arises.1.5Vedanāya sati …When feeling …1.6saññāya sati …perception …1.7saṅkhāresu sati …choices …1.8viññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa micchādiṭṭhi uppajjati.consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, wrong view arises.

1.9Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,What do you think, mendicants?1.10rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?Is form permanent or impermanent?”

1.11“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.“Impermanent, sir.” …

1.12“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ …pe…1.13api nu taṁ anupādāya micchādiṭṭhi uppajjeyyā”ti?“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would wrong view arise?”

1.14“No hetaṁ, bhante”.“No, sir.”

1.15“Vedanā …“Is feeling …1.16saññā …perception …1.17saṅkhārā …choices …1.18viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?consciousness permanent or impermanent?”

1.19“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.“Impermanent, sir.”

1.20“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”

1.21“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.“Suffering, sir.”

1.22“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, api nu taṁ anupādāya micchādiṭṭhi uppajjeyyā”ti?“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would wrong view arise?”

1.23“No hetaṁ, bhante”.“No, sir.”

1.24“Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…“Seeing this …1.25nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

1.26Pañcamaṁ.