AN 10.120 The Ceremony of Descent (2nd)

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AN 10.120 - The Ceremony of Descent (2nd)
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Numbered Discourses 10.120
12. The Ceremony of Descent
The Ceremony of Descent (2nd)
“Mendicants, I will teach you the noble descent. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak. … And what is the noble descent? It’s when a noble disciple reflects: ‘Wrong view has a bad result in both this life and the next.’ Reflecting like this, they give up wrong view, they descend from wrong view. ‘Wrong purpose has a bad result …’ … ‘Wrong speech …’ … ‘Wrong action …’ … ‘Wrong livelihood …’ … ‘Wrong effort …’ … ‘Wrong mindfulness …’ … ‘Wrong immersion …’ … ‘Wrong knowledge …’ … ‘Wrong freedom has a bad result in both this life and the next.’ Reflecting like this, they give up wrong freedom, they descend from wrong freedom. This is called the noble descent.”