Sāvatthinidānaṁ. At Sāvatthī.
“Gihino vāhaṁ, bhikkhave, pabbajitassa vā micchāpaṭipadaṁ na vaṇṇemi. “Bhikkhus, whether for a layperson or one gone forth, I do not praise the wrong way. Gihi vā, bhikkhave, pabbajito vā micchāpaṭipanno micchāpaṭipattādhikaraṇahetu nārādhako hoti ñāyaṁ dhammaṁ kusalaṁ. Whether it is a layperson or one gone forth who is practising wrongly, because of undertaking the wrong way of practice he does not attain the method, the Dhamma that is wholesome.
Katamā ca, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipadā? And what, bhikkhus, is the wrong way? Seyyathidaṁ—micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāsamādhi. It is: wrong view, wrong intention, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong recollectedness, wrong composure. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipadā. This is called the wrong way. Gihino vāhaṁ, bhikkhave, pabbajitassa vā micchāpaṭipadaṁ na vaṇṇemi. Bhikkhus, whether for a layperson or one gone forth, I do not praise the wrong way. Gihi vā, bhikkhave, pabbajito vā micchāpaṭipanno micchāpaṭipattādhikaraṇahetu nārādhako hoti ñāyaṁ dhammaṁ kusalaṁ. Whether it is a layperson or one gone forth who is practising wrongly, because of undertaking the wrong way of practice he does not attain the method, the Dhamma that is wholesome.”
Gihino vāhaṁ, bhikkhave, pabbajitassa vā sammāpaṭipadaṁ vaṇṇemi. “Bhikkhus, whether for a layperson or one gone forth, I praise the right way. Gihi vā, bhikkhave, pabbajito vā sammāpaṭipanno sammāpaṭipattādhikaraṇahetu ārādhako hoti ñāyaṁ dhammaṁ kusalaṁ. Whether it is a layperson or one gone forth who is practising rightly, because of undertaking the right way of practice he attains the method, the Dhamma that is wholesome. Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipadā? And what, bhikkhus, is the right way? Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi. It is: right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right recollectedness, right composure. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipadā. This is called the right way. Gihino vāhaṁ, bhikkhave, pabbajitassa vā sammāpaṭipadaṁ vaṇṇemi. Bhikkhus, whether for a layperson or one gone forth, I praise the right way.
Gihi vā, bhikkhave, pabbajito vā sammāpaṭipanno sammāpaṭipattādhikaraṇahetu ārādhako hoti ñāyaṁ dhammaṁ kusalan”ti. Whether it is a layperson or one gone forth who is practising rightly, because of undertaking the right way of practice he attains the method, the Dhamma that is wholesome.”
Catutthaṁ.
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