1: AN 10.113 - 10.122 The Ceremony of Descent

AN 10.113 One should understand what is the teaching and what is contrary to the teaching, in brief.AN 10.114 One should understand what is the teaching and what is contrary to the teaching, in detail.AN 10.115 One should understand what is the teaching and what is contrary to the teaching. After hearing this in brief from the Buddha, the mendicants seek a detailed answer from Ānanda.AN 10.116 The wanderer Ajita informs the Buddha that a philosopher has proposed 500 cases for knowing that and argument has been won or lost. The Buddha asks the mendicants about these.AN 10.117 The wrong path is the near shore where most people dwell; the right path is the far shore, where few have crossed over.AN 10.118 The wrong path is the near shore where most people dwell; the right path is the far shore, where few have crossed over.AN 10.119 The Buddha sees Jāṇussoṇī observing the brahmanical ceremony of “descent”. The Buddha teaches his revised version.AN 10.120 The Buddha teaches his revised version of the brahmanical ceremony of “descent” to the mendicants.AN 10.121 As the dawn is the forerunner of the sunrise, right view is the forerunner of the path.An 10.122 The ten path factors lead to the end of the defilements.