{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an10.115/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an10.115","id":"suttacentral_an10.115","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an10.115/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, you should know bad principles and good principles. And you should know bad results and good results. Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.\u201d That is what the Buddha said. When he had spoken, the Holy One rose from his seat and entered his dwelling. Soon after the Buddha left, those mendicants considered, \u201cThe Buddha gave this brief summary recital, then entered his dwelling without explaining the meaning in detail. Who can explain in detail the meaning of this brief summary recital given by the Buddha?\u201d Then they considered, \u201cThis Venerable \u0100nanda is praised by the Buddha and esteemed by his sensible spiritual companions. He is capable of explaining in detail the meaning of this brief summary recital given by the Buddha. Let\u2019s go to him, and ask him about this matter. As he answers, so we\u2019ll remember it.\u201d Then those mendicants went to \u0100nanda, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, they sat down to one side. They told him what had happened, and said, \u201cMay Venerable \u0100nanda please explain this.\u201d \u201cReverends, suppose there was a person in need of heartwood. And while wandering in search of heartwood he\u2019d come across a large tree standing with heartwood. But he\u2019d pass over the roots and trunk, imagining that the heartwood should be sought in the branches and leaves. Such is the consequence for the venerables. Though you were face to face with the Buddha, you bypassed him, imagining that you should ask me about this matter. For he is the Buddha, the one who knows and sees. He is vision, he is knowledge, he is the manifestation of principle, he is the manifestation of divinity. He is the preacher, the proclaimer, the elucidator of meaning, the bestower of freedom from death, the lord of truth, the Realized One. That was the time to approach the Buddha and ask about this matter. You should have remembered it in line with the Buddha\u2019s answer.\u201d \u201cCertainly he is the Buddha, the one who knows and sees. He is vision, he is knowledge, he is the manifestation of principle, he is the manifestation of divinity. He is the preacher, the proclaimer, the elucidator of meaning, the bestower of freedom from death, the lord of truth, the Realized One. That was the time to approach the Buddha and ask about this matter. We should have remembered it in line with the Buddha\u2019s answer. Still, Venerable \u0100nanda is praised by the Buddha and esteemed by his sensible spiritual companions. You are capable of explaining in detail the meaning of this brief summary recital given by the Buddha. Please explain this, if it\u2019s no trouble.\u201d \u201cThen listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.\u201d \u201cYes, reverend,\u201d they replied. \u0100nanda said this: \u201cReverends, the Buddha gave this brief summary recital, then entered his dwelling without explaining the meaning in detail: \u2018You should know bad principles and good principles. And you should know bad results and good results. Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.\u2019 So what are bad principles? What are good principles? What are bad results? And what are good results? Wrong view is a bad principle. Right view is a good principle. And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by wrong view are bad results. And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of right view are good results. Wrong purpose is a bad principle. Right purpose is a good principle. \u2026 Wrong speech is a bad principle. Right speech is a good principle. \u2026 Wrong action is a bad principle. Right action is a good principle. \u2026 Wrong livelihood is a bad principle. Right livelihood is a good principle. \u2026 Wrong effort is a bad principle. Right effort is a good principle. \u2026 Wrong mindfulness is a bad principle. Right mindfulness is a good principle. \u2026 Wrong immersion is a bad principle. Right immersion is a good principle. \u2026 Wrong knowledge is a bad principle. Right knowledge is a good principle. \u2026 Wrong freedom is a bad principle. Right freedom is a good principle. And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by wrong freedom are bad results. And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of right freedom are good results. The Buddha gave this brief summary recital, then entered his dwelling without explaining the meaning in detail: \u2018You should know bad principles and good principles \u2026 and practice accordingly.\u2019 And this is how I understand the detailed meaning of this summary recital. If you wish, you may go to the Buddha and ask him about this. You should remember it in line with the Buddha\u2019s answer.\u201d \u201cYes, reverend,\u201d said those mendicants, approving and agreeing with what \u0100nanda said. Then they rose from their seats and went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened. Then they said: \u201cSir, we went to \u0100nanda and asked him about this matter. And \u0100nanda clearly explained the meaning to us in this manner, with these words and phrases.\u201d \u201cGood, good, mendicants! \u0100nanda is astute, he has great wisdom. If you came to me and asked this question, I would answer it in exactly the same way as \u0100nanda. That is what it means, and that\u2019s how you should remember it.\u201d","title":"Bad Principles (3rd)","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":889}