The Buddha teaches on blown away, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 10.110 Blown Away

“Dasayime, bhikkhave, niddhamanīyā dhammā. Katame dasa? Sammādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, micchādiṭṭhi niddhantā hoti; ye ca micchādiṭṭhipaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti te cassa niddhantā honti; sammādiṭṭhipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti.

Sammāsaṅkappassa, bhikkhave, micchāsaṅkappo niddhanto hoti …pe… sammāvācassa bhikkhave, micchāvācā niddhantā hotisammākammantassa, bhikkhave, micchākammanto niddhanto hotisammāājīvassa, bhikkhave, micchāājīvo niddhanto hotisammāvāyāmassa, bhikkhave, micchāvāyāmo niddhanto hotisammāsatissa, bhikkhave, micchāsati niddhantā hotisammāsamādhissa, bhikkhave, micchāsamādhi niddhanto hotisammāñāṇissa, bhikkhave, micchāñāṇaṁ niddhantaṁ hoti ….

Sammāvimuttissa, bhikkhave, micchāvimutti niddhantā hoti; ye ca micchāvimuttipaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti te cassa niddhantā honti; sammāvimuttipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa niddhamanīyā dhammā”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Dasayime, bhikkhave, niddhamanīyā dhammā.

“Mendicants, these ten qualities should be blown away.

Katame dasa?

What ten?

Sammādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, micchādiṭṭhi niddhantā hoti;

For one of right view, wrong view is blown away.

ye ca micchādiṭṭhipaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti te cassa niddhantā honti;

And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by wrong view are blown away.

sammādiṭṭhipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti.

And because of right view, many skillful qualities are fully developed.

Sammāsaṅkappassa, bhikkhave, micchāsaṅkappo niddhanto hoti …pe…

For one of right purpose, wrong purpose is blown away. …

sammāvācassa bhikkhave, micchāvācā niddhantā hoti

For one of right speech, wrong speech is blown away. …

sammākammantassa, bhikkhave, micchākammanto niddhanto hoti

For one of right action, wrong action is blown away. …

sammāājīvassa, bhikkhave, micchāājīvo niddhanto hoti

For one of right livelihood, wrong livelihood is blown away. …

sammāvāyāmassa, bhikkhave, micchāvāyāmo niddhanto hoti

For one of right effort, wrong effort is blown away. …

sammāsatissa, bhikkhave, micchāsati niddhantā hoti

For one of right mindfulness, wrong mindfulness is blown away. …

sammāsamādhissa, bhikkhave, micchāsamādhi niddhanto hoti

For one of right immersion, wrong immersion is blown away. …

sammāñāṇissa, bhikkhave, micchāñāṇaṁ niddhantaṁ hoti ….

For one of right knowledge, wrong knowledge is blown away. …

Sammāvimuttissa, bhikkhave, micchāvimutti niddhantā hoti;

For one of right freedom, wrong freedom is blown away.

ye ca micchāvimuttipaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti te cassa niddhantā honti;

And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by wrong freedom are blown away.

sammāvimuttipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti.

And because of right freedom, many skillful qualities are fully developed.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa niddhamanīyā dhammā”ti.

These are the ten qualities that should be blown away.”

Dasamaṁ.

Topics & Qualities:

Harm

Harm

Intention or action that causes injury or suffering to oneself or others. It arises from aversion and heedlessness and destroys trust and safety. The opposite of non-harm, it obscures compassion and leads to regret.

Also known as: injury causing behavior, destructiveness, bad, evil
Pāli: pāpaka
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Liberation

Liberation

Liberation can imply a temporary release of the mind, i.e. liberated from certain unwholesome mental qualities or complete liberation from all unwholesome qualities of the mind, i.e. Nibbāna.

Also known as: freedom, release, emancipation, deliverance
Pāli: vimutti, vimokkha, cetovimutti, paññāvimutti, akuppā cetovimutti
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Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Active presence of mind and lucid retention; the faculty that remembers the Dhamma, anchors attention to the chosen object or present experience, and guards the mind against unwholesome states.

Also known as: recollecting, remembering, keeping in mind, presence, awareness
Pāli: sati, anussati
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Right view

Right view

View that is in line with the Dhamma — teachings of the Buddha that point to the nature of reality, the ultimate truth.

Also known as: right understanding, right belief, view that is inline with the Dhamma
Pāli: sammādiṭṭhi
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Unwholesome

Unwholesome

Conducive to or suggestive of poor health and mental well-being.

Also known as: blameworthy, unhealthy, unskillful, unbeneficial, karmically unprofitable
Pāli: akusala
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Wrong view

Wrong view

A distorted understanding that sees permanence in the impermanent, satisfaction in the unsatisfactory, or self in the not-self. Wrong view guides action by delusion, obscuring cause and effect, and closes the door to wisdom and release.

Also known as: distorted or inverted perception, untrue view, false belief
Pāli: micchādiṭṭhi
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Last updated on July 27, 2026