Saɱyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
45. Magga Saɱyutta
3. Micchatta Vagga
The Book of the Kindred Sayings
5. The Great Chapter
45. Kindred Sayings on the Way
3. Perversion
Sutta 26
Dutiya A-Sappurisa Suttaɱ
The Unworthy (b)
Translated by F. L. Woodward
Edited by Mrs. Rhys Davids
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Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī,
at Jeta Grove,
in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
"I will teach you, monks, both the unworthy
and the still more unworthy than he.
I will teach you, monks,
both the worthy
and the still more worthy than he.
Do ye listen to it.
§
And who, monks, is the unworthy?
Herein, monks, a certain one has
wrong view,
wrong aim,
wrong speech,
wrong action,
wrong living,
wrong effort,
wrong mindfulness
wrong concentration.
This one, monks, is called 'unworthy.'
■
And who, monks, is the still more unworthy than he?
Herein, monks, a certain one has
wrong view,
wrong aim,
wrong speech,
wrong action,
wrong living,
wrong effort,
wrong mindfulness
wrong concentration:
but he has also wrong knowledge
and wrong liberation.
This one, monks, is called
'one who is still more unworthy than the unworthy.'
§
And who, monks, is the worthy?
Herein, monks, a certain one has
right view,
right aim,
right speech,
right action,
right living,
right effort,
right mindfulness
right concentration.
This one, monks, is called 'the worthy.'
■
And who, monks, is the still more worthy than he?
Herein, monks, a certain one has
right view,
right aim,
right speech,
right action,
right living,
right effort,
right mindfulness
right concentration;
but he has also right knowledge
and right liberation.
This one, monks, is called
'he who is still more worthy than the worthy.'"
