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Lesson 3.2.2 Vibhaṅgasuttaṃ, Part Two – What Is Right View (Sammādiṭṭhi)?
The Buddha says, “Right view is the forerunner and precursor of wholesome states.” One who perceives and realises sammādiṭṭhi can be quite assured to comprehend and accomplish all the other constituents of the Noble Eightfold Path — sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi — and therefore, sammāñāṇa and sammāvimutti will follow in due course. The selected quote from the Vibhaṅgasutta describes this first link of the Noble Eightfold Path as the necessary knowledge (ñāṇaṃ) of all four Noble Truths, a knowledge that has to be transformed into realised wisdom.