• Numbered Discourses 10.143 Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.143

14. Good 14. Sādhuvagga

With Suffering as Outcome Dukkhudrayasutta

“I will teach you the principle that has suffering as outcome, and that which has happiness as outcome. … “Dukkhudrayañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi sukhudrayañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… And what is the principle whose outcome is suffering? katamo ca, bhikkhave, dukkhudrayo dhammo? Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom. Micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāvimutti—This is the principle whose outcome is suffering. ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhudrayo dhammo. And what is the principle whose outcome is happiness? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sukhudrayo dhammo? Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom. Sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāvimutti—This is the principle whose outcome is happiness.” ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sukhudrayo dhammo”ti.