Bright Way and Dark Way

Translated from the Pali by F. L. Woodward, M.A.

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[1] THUS have I heard:

Once the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:

"Monks."

"Yes, lord," they replied, and the Exalted One said:

"Monks, I will teach you dhamma that is the bright way, likewise dhamma that is the dark way.

Do ye listen to it.

Pay attention carefully and I will speak."

"We will, sir," replied those monks to the Exalted One,
who said this:

"And what, monks, is dhamma that is the dark way?

Wrong view,
wrong thinking,
wrong speech,
wrong action,
wrong living,
wrong effort,
wrong mindfulness,
wrong concentration,
wrong knowledge,
wrong release.

This is called 'dhamma that is the dark way'.

And what, monks, is dhamma that is the bright way?

Right view,
right thinking,
right speech,
right action,
right living,
right effort,
right mindfulness,
right concentration,
right knowledge,
right release.

This is called 'dhamma that is the bright way'."

Aṇguttara Nikāya X. Dasaka-Nipāta XV: Ariya-Vagga

The Book of the Gradual Sayings X. The Book of the Tens XV: The Ariyan Way (a)

Sutta 146

Sukka-Magga Suttaṃ

Bright Way and Dark Way

Aṇguttara Nikāya
X. Dasaka-Nipāta
XV: Ariya-Vagga

The Book of the Gradual Sayings
X. The Book of the Tens
XV: The Ariyan Way (a)