Numbered Discourses 10.120
- 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.”