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Numbered Discourses 10.150

15. Ariyavagga
15. The Noble Path

Āsevitabbasutta

Should Be Cultivated

“Āsevitabbañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi na āsevitabbañca.
“I will teach you the principle to cultivate and the principle not to cultivate. …

Taṁ suṇātha …pe…

katamo ca, bhikkhave, na āsevitabbo dhammo?
And what is the principle not to cultivate?

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, na āsevitabbo dhammo.
This is called the principle not to cultivate.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, āsevitabbo dhammo?
And what is the principle to cultivate?

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, āsevitabbo dhammo”ti.
This is called the principle to cultivate.”

Chaṭṭhaṁ.