• Numbered Discourses 10.103 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 10.103
  • 11. Perceptions for Ascetics 11. SamaṇasaƱƱāvagga

The Wrong Way Micchattasutta

ā€œMendicants, relying on the wrong way leads to failure, not success. ā€œMicchattaṁ, bhikkhave, āgamma virādhanā hoti, no ārādhanā. And how does relying on the wrong way lead to failure, not success? KathaƱca, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ āgamma virādhanā hoti, no ārādhanā? Wrong view produces wrong thought. Wrong thought produces wrong speech. Wrong speech produces wrong action. Wrong action produces wrong livelihood. Wrong livelihood produces wrong effort. Wrong effort produces wrong mindfulness. Wrong mindfulness produces wrong immersion. Wrong immersion produces wrong knowledge. Wrong knowledge produces wrong freedom. Micchādiį¹­į¹­hikassa, bhikkhave, micchāsaį¹…kappo pahoti, micchāsaį¹…kappassa micchāvācā pahoti, micchāvācassa micchākammanto pahoti, micchākammantassa micchāājÄ«vo pahoti, micchāājÄ«vassa micchāvāyāmo pahoti, micchāvāyāmassa micchāsati pahoti, micchāsatissa micchāsamādhi pahoti, micchāsamādhissa micchāñāṇaṁ pahoti, micchāñāṇissa micchāvimutti pahoti. That’s how relying on the wrong way leads to failure, not success. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ āgamma virādhanā hoti, no ārādhanā.

Relying on the right way leads to success, not failure. Sammattaṁ, bhikkhave, āgamma ārādhanā hoti, no virādhanā. And how does relying on the right way lead to success, not failure? KathaƱca, bhikkhave, sammattaṁ āgamma ārādhanā hoti, no virādhanā? Right view produces right thought. Right thought produces right speech. Right speech produces right action. Right action produces right livelihood. Right livelihood produces right effort. Right effort produces right mindfulness. Right mindfulness produces right immersion. Right immersion produces right knowledge. Right knowledge produces right freedom. Sammādiį¹­į¹­hikassa, bhikkhave, sammāsaį¹…kappo pahoti, sammāsaį¹…kappassa sammāvācā pahoti, sammāvācassa sammākammanto pahoti, sammākammantassa sammāājÄ«vo pahoti, sammāājÄ«vassa sammāvāyāmo pahoti, sammāvāyāmassa sammāsati pahoti, sammāsatissa sammāsamādhi pahoti, sammāsamādhissa sammāñāṇaṁ pahoti, sammāñāṇissa sammāvimutti pahoti. That’s how relying on the right way leads to success, not failure.ā€ Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sammattaṁ āgamma ārādhanā hoti, no virādhanÄā€ti.

Tatiyaṁ.