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Numbered Discourses 10.140

14. Sādhuvagga
14. Good

Sāvajjasutta

Blameworthy

“Sāvajjañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi anavajjañca.
“I will teach you the blameworthy principle and the blameless principle. …

Taṁ suṇātha …pe…

katamo ca, bhikkhave, sāvajjo dhammo?
And what is the blameworthy principle?

Micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāvimutti—
Wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāvajjo dhammo.
This is called the blameworthy principle.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, anavajjo dhammo?
And what is the blameless principle?

Sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāvimutti—
Right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anavajjo dhammo”ti.
This is called the blameless principle.”

Sattamaṁ.