sn.45.21 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Wrongness

At Savatthī. “Bhikkhus, I will teach you wrongness and rightness. Listen to that….

“And what, bhikkhus, is wrongness? It is: wrong view … wrong concentration. This is called wrongness.

“And what, bhikkhus, is rightness? It is: right view … right concentration. This is called rightness.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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The Wrong Way

At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the wrong way and the right way.
Listen …
And what is the wrong way?
It is wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.
This is called the wrong way.
And what is the right way?
It is right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
This is called the right way.”