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

AN 10.215 Assured

“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā avisāradā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati. Katamehi dasahi? Pāṇātipātinī hotiadinnādāyinī hotikāmesumicchācārinī hotimusāvādinī hotipisuṇavācā hotipharusavācā hotisamphappalāpinī hotiabhijjhālunī hotibyāpannacittā hotimicchādiṭṭhikā hoti …. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā avisāradā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.

Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā visāradā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati. Katamehi dasahi? Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā hotiadinnādānā paṭiviratā hotikāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā hotimusāvādā paṭiviratā hotipisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratā hotipharusāya vācāya paṭiviratā hotisamphappalāpā paṭiviratā hotianabhijjhālunī hotiabyāpannacittā hotisammādiṭṭhikā hoti …. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā visāradā agāraṁ ajjhāvasatī”ti.

Pañcamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā avisāradā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.

“A laywoman living at home with these ten qualities is not self-assured.

Katamehi dasahi?

What ten?

Pāṇātipātinī hoti

She kills living creatures. …

adinnādāyinī hoti

kāmesumicchācārinī hoti

musāvādinī hoti

pisuṇavācā hoti

pharusavācā hoti

samphappalāpinī hoti

abhijjhālunī hoti

byāpannacittā hoti

micchādiṭṭhikā hoti ….

She has wrong view. …

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā avisāradā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.

A laywoman living at home with these ten qualities is not self-assured.

Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā visāradā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.

A laywoman living at home with these ten qualities is self-assured.

Katamehi dasahi?

What ten?

Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā hoti

She doesn’t kill living creatures. …

adinnādānā paṭiviratā hoti

kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā hoti

musāvādā paṭiviratā hoti

pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratā hoti

pharusāya vācāya paṭiviratā hoti

samphappalāpā paṭiviratā hoti

anabhijjhālunī hoti

abyāpannacittā hoti

sammādiṭṭhikā hoti ….

She has right view. …

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā visāradā agāraṁ ajjhāvasatī”ti.

A laywoman living at home with these ten qualities is self-assured.”

Pañcamaṁ.

Qualities:

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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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