1.3.2 The Hither and the Further Shore*
‘I will teach you, O'Bhikkhus, about the hither shore and the further
shore. Therefore, listen attentively with alert mind. I will teach you.’
‘Well, Bhante!’ the Bhikkhus replied to the Bhagavā.
The Bhagavā spoke thus:
‘What, O'Bhikkhus, is the hither shore and what is the further shore?
Wrong view is the hither shore; right view is the further shore.
Wrong thought is the hither shore; right thought is the further shore.
Wrong speech is the hither shore; right speech is the further shore.
Wrong action is the hither shore; right action is the further shore.
Wrong livelihood is the hither shore; right livelihood is the further shore.
Wrong effort is the hither shore; right effort is the further shore.
Wrong awareness is the hither shore; right awareness is the further shore.
Wrong concentration is the hither shore; right concentration is the further
shore.
Wrong knowledge is the hither shore; right knowledge is the further shore.
Wrong liberation is the hither shore; right liberation is the further shore.
This, O'Bhikkhus, is the hither shore, that is the further shore.’
‘So few are there amongst… …’
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