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Dutiyapaccorohaṇīsutta

The Ceremony of Descent (2nd)

“Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paccorohaṇiṁ desessāmi.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the noble descent.

Taṁ suṇātha …
Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak. …

katamā ca, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī?
And what is the noble descent?

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:
It’s when a noble disciple reflects:

‘micchādiṭṭhiyā kho pāpako vipāko—
‘Wrong view has a bad result

diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.
in both this life and the next.’

So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchādiṭṭhiṁ pajahati;
Reflecting like this, they give up wrong view,

micchādiṭṭhiyā paccorohati.
they descend from wrong view.

Micchāsaṅkappassa kho pāpako vipāko …
‘Wrong thought has a bad result …’ …

micchāvācāya kho …
‘Wrong speech …’ …

micchākammantassa kho …
‘Wrong action …’ …

micchāājīvassa kho …
‘Wrong livelihood …’ …

micchāvāyāmassa kho …
‘Wrong effort …’ …

micchāsatiyā kho …
‘Wrong mindfulness …’ …

micchāsamādhissa kho …
‘Wrong immersion …’ …

micchāñāṇassa kho …
‘Wrong knowledge …’ …

micchāvimuttiyā kho pāpako vipāko—
‘Wrong freedom has a bad result

diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcāti.
in both this life and the next.’

So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāvimuttiṁ pajahati;
Reflecting like this, they give up wrong freedom,

micchāvimuttiyā paccorohati.
they descend from wrong freedom.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī”ti.
This is called the noble descent.”

Aṭṭhamaṁ.