Saɱyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
45. Magga Saɱyutta
3. Micchatta Vagga
The Connected Discourses of the Buddha
The Great Book,
Chapter I (45): Connected Discourses on the Path
3: Wrongness
Sutta 22
Akusala-Dhamma Suttaɱ
Unwholesome States
Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi
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"Bhikkhus, I will teach you unwholesome states and wholesome states.
Listen to that. ...
"And what, bhikkhus, are unwholesome states?
They are: wrong view ... wrong concentration.
These are called unwholesome states.
"And what, bhikkhus, are wholesome states?
They are: right view ... right concentration.
These are called wholesome states."