Aṅguttara Nikāya
X. Dasaka-Nipāta
XII: Paccorohaṇī-Vagga

X. The Book of the Tens

XII: The Descent

Sutta 121

Pubbaṅgama Suttaṃ

The Harbinger

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THUS have I heard:

Once the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:

"Monks."

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

"Just as, monks, the dawn is the forerunner,
the harbinger¹
of the sun's arising,
even so of profitable states
this is the forerunner,
the harbinger,
namely, right view.

From right view, monks, proceeds right thinking.

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From right thinking^ed1, right speech.

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From right speech, right action.

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From right action, right living.

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From right living, right effort.

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From right effort, right mindfulness.

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From right mindfulness, right concentration.

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From right concentration, right knowledge.

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From right knowledge, right release."

¹ Pubba-nimittay; cf. K.S. v, 27.