• Linked Discourses 45.22 Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.22
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Unskillful Qualities Akusaladhammasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

ā€œMendicants, I will teach you skillful and unskillful qualities. ā€œAkusale ca kho, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi, kusale ca dhamme. Listen … Taṁ suṇātha.

And what are unskillful qualities? Katame ca, bhikkhave, akusalā dhammā? They are wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion. Seyyathidaṁ—micchādiį¹­į¹­hi …pe… micchāsamādhi. These are called unskillful qualities. Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, akusalā dhammā.

And what are skillful qualities? Katame ca, bhikkhave, kusalā dhammā? They are right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiį¹­į¹­hi …pe… sammāsamādhi. These are called skillful qualities.ā€ Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, kusalā dhammÄā€ti.

Dutiyaṁ.