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Majjhima Nikāya 117

Mahācattārīsakasutta

The Great Forty · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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whatKatamā andca, monksbhikkhave, wrong speechmicchāvācā?
false speechMusāvādo, backbitingpisuṇā speechvācā, harshpharusā speechvācā, nonsensical speechsamphappalāpo—
thisayaṁ, monksbhikkhave, wrong speechmicchāvācā.

whichKatamā andca, monksbhikkhave, right·speechsammāvācā?
right speech, I say, isSammāvācampahaṁ, monksbhikkhave, twofolddvāyaṁ I sayvadāmi—
there isatthi, monksbhikkhave, right·speechsammāvācā accompanied by defilementssāsavā merit·partakingpuññabhāgiyā attachment·ripeningupadhivepakkā;
there isatthi, monksbhikkhave, right·speechsammāvācā nobleariyā not·defilementanāsavā world·beyondlokuttarā a factor of the pathmaggaṅgā.

whatKatamā andca, monksbhikkhave, right·speechsammāvācā accompanied by defilementssāsavā merit·sharingpuññabhāgiyā attachment·ripeningupadhivepakkā?
false·speechMusāvādā refrainingveramaṇī, divisivepisuṇāya speechvācāya refrainingveramaṇī, harshpharusāya speechvācāya refrainingveramaṇī, frivolous·talksamphappalāpā refrainingveramaṇī—
thisayaṁ, monksbhikkhave, right·speechsammāvācā accompanied by defilementssāsavā merit·sharingpuññabhāgiyā attachment·ripeningupadhivepakkā.

whatKatamā andca, monksbhikkhave, right·speechsammāvācā nobleariyā not·defilementanāsavā world·beyondlokuttarā a factor of the pathmaggaṅgā?
which indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, noble·mindariyacittassa not·defilement·mindanāsavacittassa noble·path·endowedariyamaggasamaṅgino noble·pathariyamaggaṁ developingbhāvayato from the fourcatūhi speech·misconductvacīduccaritehi back·delightārati apart·delightvirati against·abstainpaṭivirati refrainingveramaṇī—
thisayaṁ, monksbhikkhave, right·speechsammāvācā nobleariyā not·defilementanāsavā world·beyondlokuttarā a factor of the pathmaggaṅgā.

heSo wrong·speechmicchāvācāya for giving uppahānāya makes an effortvāyamati, right·speechsammāvācāya for embracingupasampadāya; him·thissvāssa ishoti right effortsammāvāyāmo.
heSo mindfulsato wrong·speechmicchāvācaṁ gives uppajahati, mindfulsato right·speechsammāvācaṁ up·take upupasampajja dwellsviharati; him·thissāssa ishoti right mindfulnesssammāsati.
so·theseItiyime threetayo thingsdhammā right·speechsammāvācaṁ after·around·runanuparidhāvanti keep circling aroundanuparivattanti, that isseyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi, right effortsammāvāyāmo, right mindfulnesssammāsati.

there; in that contextTatra, O monksbhikkhave, right·viewsammādiṭṭhi before·goingpubbaṅgamā ishoti.
and howKathañca, O monksbhikkhave, right·viewsammādiṭṭhi before·goingpubbaṅgamā ishoti?
wrong·actionMicchākammantaṁ 'wrong action'‘micchākammanto’ti understandspajānāti, right·actionsammākammantaṁ 'right action'‘sammākammanto’ti understandspajānāti; of him, that is; he has thissāssa ishoti right viewsammādiṭṭhi.

whatKatamo andca, monksbhikkhave, wrong actionmicchākammanto?
killing living creaturesPāṇātipāto, stealingadinnādānaṁ, sexual misconductkāmesumicchācāro—
thisayaṁ, monksbhikkhave, wrong actionmicchākammanto.

whatKatamo andca, monksbhikkhave, right actionsammākammanto?
right action, I say, twofoldSammākammantampahaṁ, monksbhikkhave, twofolddvāyaṁ I sayvadāmi—
there isatthi, monksbhikkhave, right·actionsammākammanto with·defilementsāsavo good deed·partakingpuññabhāgiyo ripening in attachmentsupadhivepakko;
there isatthi, monksbhikkhave, right·actionsammākammanto nobleariyo not·defilementanāsavo world·beyondlokuttaro a factor of the pathmaggaṅgo.

whichKatamo andca, monksbhikkhave, right·actionsammākammanto accompanied by defilementssāsavo merit·partakingpuññabhāgiyo ripening in attachmentsupadhivepakko?
from killing living creaturesPāṇātipātā refrainingveramaṇī, from stealingadinnādānā refrainingveramaṇī, from sexual misconductkāmesumicchācārā refrainingveramaṇī—
thisayaṁ, monksbhikkhave, right·actionsammākammanto accompanied by defilementssāsavo merit·partakingpuññabhāgiyo ripening in attachmentsupadhivepakko.

whatKatamo andca, monksbhikkhave, right·actionsammākammanto nobleariyo without·effluentsanāsavo world·beyondlokuttaro path·factormaggaṅgo?
the indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, noble·mindariyacittassa without·effluents·mindanāsavacittassa noble·path·possessingariyamaggasamaṅgino noble·pathariyamaggaṁ developingbhāvayato from threetīhi body·misconductkāyaduccaritehi desistingārati abstainingvirati abstinencepaṭivirati refraining—veramaṇī—
this,ayaṁ, monksbhikkhave, right·actionsammākammanto nobleariyo without·effluentsanāsavo world·beyondlokuttaro path·factormaggaṅgo.

theySo wrong·actionmicchākammantassa for giving uppahānāya they make an effortvāyamati, right·actionsammākammantassa for embracingupasampadāya; that·of themsvāssa ishoti right effortsammāvāyāmo.
theySo mindfullysato wrong·actionmicchākammantaṁ they give uppajahati, mindfullysato right·actionsammākammantaṁ near·together·embraceupasampajja they liveviharati; that·of themsāssa ishoti right mindfulnesssammāsati.
thus + theseItiyime threetayo thingsdhammā right·actionsammākammantaṁ after·around·runanuparidhāvanti keep circling aroundanuparivattanti, namely: right viewseyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi, right effortsammāvāyāmo, right mindfulnesssammāsati.

thereTatra, monksbhikkhave, right·viewsammādiṭṭhi fore·goingpubbaṅgamā ishoti.
and howKathañca, monksbhikkhave, right·viewsammādiṭṭhi fore·goingpubbaṅgamā ishoti?
wrong·livelihoodMicchāājīvaṁ as wrong livelihood‘micchāājīvo’ti understandspajānāti, right·livelihoodsammāājīvaṁ as right livelihood‘sammāājīvo’ti understandspajānāti; that·for himsāssa ishoti right viewsammādiṭṭhi.

whichKatamo andca, monksbhikkhave, wrong·livelihoodmicchāājīvo?
fawningKuhanā, flatterylapanā, hintingnemittikatā, belittlingnippesikatā, with material thingslābhena material thingslābhaṁ chasing afternijigīsanatā—
thisayaṁ, monksbhikkhave, wrong·livelihoodmicchāājīvo.

whatKatamo andca, monksbhikkhave, right livelihoodsammāājīvo?
right·livelihood + ISammāājīvampahaṁ, monksbhikkhave, twofolddvāyaṁ I sayvadāmi—
there isatthi, monksbhikkhave, right livelihoodsammāājīvo accompanied by defilementssāsavo partaking of meritpuññabhāgiyo ripening in attachmentsupadhivepakko;
there isatthi, monksbhikkhave, right livelihoodsammāājīvo nobleariyo undefiledanāsavo transcendentlokuttaro a factor of the pathmaggaṅgo.

whatKatamo andca, bhikkhusbhikkhave, right·livelihoodsammāājīvo accompanied by defilementssāsavo merit·sharingpuññabhāgiyo attachment·ripeningupadhivepakko?
hereIdha, bhikkhusbhikkhave, noble·discipleariyasāvako wrong·livelihoodmicchāājīvaṁ having given uppahāya right·livelihoodsammāājīvena a livingjīvikaṁ earnskappeti—
thisayaṁ, bhikkhusbhikkhave, right·livelihoodsammāājīvo accompanied by defilementssāsavo merit·sharingpuññabhāgiyo attachment·ripeningupadhivepakko.

whichKatamo andca, monksbhikkhave, right·livelihoodsammāājīvo nobleariyo not·defilementanāsavo world·beyondlokuttaro factor of the pathmaggaṅgo?
which indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, noble·mindariyacittassa not·defilement·mindanāsavacittassa noble·path·possessingariyamaggasamaṅgino noble·pathariyamaggaṁ developingbhāvayato wrong·livelihoodmicchāājīvā desistingārati abstainingvirati abstinencepaṭivirati refrainingveramaṇī—
thisayaṁ, monksbhikkhave, right·livelihoodsammāājīvo nobleariyo not·defilementanāsavo world·beyondlokuttaro factor of the pathmaggaṅgo.

heSo wrong·livelihoodmicchāājīvassa for giving uppahānāya makes an effortvāyamati, right·livelihoodsammāājīvassa for embracingupasampadāya; that + for himsvāssa ishoti right effortsammāvāyāmo.
heSo mindfulsato wrong·livelihoodmicchāājīvaṁ gives uppajahati, mindfulsato right·livelihoodsammāājīvaṁ having embracedupasampajja dwellsviharati; that + for himsāssa ishoti right mindfulnesssammāsati.
thus + theseItiyime threetayo thingsdhammā right·livelihoodsammāājīvaṁ keep running aroundanuparidhāvanti keep circling aroundanuparivattanti, that is: right viewseyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi, right effortsammāvāyāmo, right mindfulnesssammāsati.

thereTatra, monksbhikkhave, right·viewsammādiṭṭhi first·goingpubbaṅgamā ishoti.
and howKathañca, monksbhikkhave, right·viewsammādiṭṭhi first·goingpubbaṅgamā ishoti?
for one of right viewSammādiṭṭhissa, monksbhikkhave, right·purposesammāsaṅkappo is producedpahoti, right·purposesammāsaṅkappassa right·speechsammāvācā is producedpahoti, right·speechsammāvācassa right·actionsammākammanto is producedpahoti, right·actionsammākammantassa right·livelihoodsammāājīvo is producedpahoti, right·livelihoodsammāājīvassa right·effortsammāvāyāmo is producedpahoti, right·effortsammāvāyāmassa right·mindfulnesssammāsati is producedpahoti, right·mindfulnesssammāsatissa right·immersionsammāsamādhi is producedpahoti, right·immersionsammāsamādhissa right·knowledgesammāñāṇaṁ is producedpahoti, right·knowledgesammāñāṇassa right·freedomsammāvimutti is producedpahoti.
thusIti indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, eightfold·endowedaṭṭhaṅgasamannāgato traineesekkho, tenfold·endoweddasaṅgasamannāgato perfected onearahā ishoti.
there·tooTatrapi right·knowledgesammāñāṇena manyaneke badpāpakā un-·skillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā apart·gonevigatā development·fulfillmentbhāvanāpāripūriṁ they gogacchanti.

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