Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paccorohaṇiṁ desessāmi.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the noble descent.
Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.
Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”
“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
“Yes, sir,” they replied.
Bhagavā etadavoca:
The Buddha said this:
“Katamā ca, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī?
“And what, mendicants, is the noble descent?
Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:
It’s when a noble disciple reflects:
‘pāṇātipātassa kho pāpako vipāko—
‘Killing living creatures has a bad result
diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.
in the present life and in lives to come.’
So iti paṭisaṅkhāya pāṇātipātaṁ pajahati;
Reflecting like this, they give up killing living creatures,
pāṇātipātā paccorohati.
they descend from killing living creatures.
… ‘Adinnādānassa kho pāpako vipāko—
… ‘Stealing has a bad result
diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.
in the present life and in lives to come.’
So iti paṭisaṅkhāya adinnādānaṁ pajahati;
Reflecting like this, they give up stealing,
adinnādānā paccorohati.
they descend from stealing.
… ‘Kāmesumicchācārassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Sexual misconduct has a bad result …’ …
kāmesumicchācārā paccorohati.
they descend from sexual misconduct.
… ‘Musāvādassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Lying has a bad result …’ …
musāvādā paccorohati.
they descend from lying.
… ‘Pisuṇāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Backbiting has a bad result …’ …
pisuṇāya vācāya paccorohati.
they descend from backbiting.
… ‘Pharusāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Harsh speech has a bad result …’ …
pharusāya vācāya paccorohati.
they descend from harsh speech.
… ‘Samphappalāpassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Talking nonsense has a bad result …’ …
samphappalāpā paccorohati.
they descend from talking nonsense.
… ‘Abhijjhāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Covetousness has a bad result …’ …
abhijjhāya paccorohati.
they descend from covetousness.
… ‘Byāpādassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Ill will has a bad result …’ …
byāpādā paccorohati.
they descend from ill will.
… ‘Micchādiṭṭhiyā kho pāpako vipāko diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.
… ‘Wrong view has a bad result both in the present life and in lives to come.’
So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchādiṭṭhiṁ pajahati;
Reflecting like this, they give up wrong view,
micchādiṭṭhiyā paccorohati.
they descend from wrong view.
Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī”ti.
This is called the noble descent.”
Dutiyaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Mendicants, I will teach you the noble descent.
Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”
“Yes, sir,” they replied.
The Buddha said this:
“And what, mendicants, is the noble descent?
It’s when a noble disciple reflects:
‘Killing living creatures has a bad result
in the present life and in lives to come.’
Reflecting like this, they give up killing living creatures,
they descend from killing living creatures.
… ‘Stealing has a bad result
in the present life and in lives to come.’
Reflecting like this, they give up stealing,
they descend from stealing.
… ‘Sexual misconduct has a bad result …’ …
they descend from sexual misconduct.
… ‘Lying has a bad result …’ …
they descend from lying.
… ‘Backbiting has a bad result …’ …
they descend from backbiting.
… ‘Harsh speech has a bad result …’ …
they descend from harsh speech.
… ‘Talking nonsense has a bad result …’ …
they descend from talking nonsense.
… ‘Covetousness has a bad result …’ …
they descend from covetousness.
… ‘Ill will has a bad result …’ …
they descend from ill will.
… ‘Wrong view has a bad result both in the present life and in lives to come.’
Reflecting like this, they give up wrong view,
they descend from wrong view.
This is called the noble descent.”
“Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paccorohaṇiṁ desessāmi.
Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.
“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
Bhagavā etadavoca:
“Katamā ca, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī?
Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:
‘pāṇātipātassa kho pāpako vipāko—
diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.
So iti paṭisaṅkhāya pāṇātipātaṁ pajahati;
pāṇātipātā paccorohati.
… ‘Adinnādānassa kho pāpako vipāko—
diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.
So iti paṭisaṅkhāya adinnādānaṁ pajahati;
adinnādānā paccorohati.
… ‘Kāmesumicchācārassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
kāmesumicchācārā paccorohati.
… ‘Musāvādassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
musāvādā paccorohati.
… ‘Pisuṇāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
pisuṇāya vācāya paccorohati.
… ‘Pharusāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
pharusāya vācāya paccorohati.
… ‘Samphappalāpassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
samphappalāpā paccorohati.
… ‘Abhijjhāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
abhijjhāya paccorohati.
… ‘Byāpādassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
byāpādā paccorohati.
… ‘Micchādiṭṭhiyā kho pāpako vipāko diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.
So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchādiṭṭhiṁ pajahati;
micchādiṭṭhiyā paccorohati.
Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī”ti.
Dutiyaṁ.