Linked Discourses 45.25 Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.25
3. The Wrong Way 3. Micchattavagga

An Untrue Person (1st) Paṭhamaasappurisasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, I will teach you an untrue person and a true person. “Asappurisañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sappurisañca. Listen … Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is an untrue person? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asappuriso? It’s someone who has wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion. Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchādiṭṭhiko hoti, micchāsaṅkappo, micchāvāco, micchākammanto, micchāājīvo, micchāvāyāmo, micchāsati, micchāsamādhi—This is called an untrue person. ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asappuriso.

And what is a true person? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sappuriso? It’s someone who has right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammādiṭṭhiko hoti, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvāco, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi—This is called a true person.” ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sappuriso”ti.

Pañcamaṁ.

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Linked Discourses 45.25
3. The Wrong Way

An Untrue Person (1st)

At Sāvatthī.

“Mendicants, I will teach you an untrue person and a true person. Listen …

And what is an untrue person? It’s someone who has wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion. This is called an untrue person.

And what is a true person? It’s someone who has right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. This is called a true person.”

Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.25
3. Micchattavagga

Paṭhamaasappurisasutta

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Asappurisañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sappurisañca. Taṁ suṇātha.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asappuriso? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchādiṭṭhiko hoti, micchāsaṅkappo, micchāvāco, micchākammanto, micchāājīvo, micchāvāyāmo, micchāsati, micchāsamādhi—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asappuriso.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sappuriso? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammādiṭṭhiko hoti, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvāco, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sappuriso”ti.

Pañcamaṁ.