Saṁyutta Nikāya:
V. Mahā-Vagga
45. Magga Saṁyutta
III. Micchatta Vagga

The Great Chapter,
Book I (Chapter 45): Kindred Sayings on the Way
Chapter III: Perversion

Sutta 26

Dutiya Asappurisa Suttaṁ

The Unworthy (b)

 

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THUS have I heard:

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.'

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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.'

 

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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.'

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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.'"