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1.3.2 Orimatīrasuttaṃ - The Hither and the Further Shore

Orimatīrasuttaṃ	The Hither and the Further Shore
“Orimañca, bhikkhave, tīraṃ desessāmi pārimañca tīraṃ.	“I will teach you, Bhikkhus, about the hither shore and the further shore.
Taṃ suṇātha, sādhukaṃ manasi karotha; bhāsissāmī”ti.	Therefore, listen attentively with alert mind. I will teach you.”
“Evaṃ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ.	‘Well, Bhante!’ the Bhikkhus replied to the Bhagavā.
Bhagavā etadavoca:	The Bhagavā spoke thus:
“Katamañca, bhikkhave, orimaṃ tīraṃ, katamañca pārimaṃ tīraṃ?	‘What, Bhikkhus, is the hither shore and what is the further shore?
micchādiṭṭhi orimaṃ tīraṃ sammādiṭṭhi pārimaṃ tīraṃ;	Wrong view is the hither shore; right view is the further shore;
micchāsaṅkappo orimaṃ tīraṃ, sammāsaṅkappo pārimaṃ tīraṃ;	wrong thought is the hither shore; right thought is the further shore;
micchāvācā orimaṃ tīraṃ, sammāvācā pārimaṃ tīraṃ;	wrong speech is the hither shore; right speech is the further shore;
micchākammanto orimaṃ tīraṃ, sammākammanto pārimaṃ tīraṃ;	wrong action is the hither shore; right action is the further shore.
micchā-ājīvo orimaṃ tīraṃ, sammā-ājīvo pārimaṃ tīraṃ;	wrong livelihood is the hither shore; right livelihood is the further shore;
micchāvāyāmo orimaṃ tīraṃ, sammāvāyāmo pārimaṃ tīraṃ;	wrong effort is the hither shore; right effort is the further shore;
micchāsati orimaṃ tīraṃ, sammāsati pārimaṃ tīraṃ;	wrong awareness is the hither shore; right awareness is the further shore;
micchāsamādhi orimaṃ tīraṃ, sammāsamādhi pārimaṃ tīraṃ;	wrong concentration is the hither shore; right concentration is the furthershore;
micchāñāṇaṃ orimaṃ tīraṃ, sammāñāṇaṃ pārimaṃ tīraṃ;	wrong knowledge is the hither shore; right knowledge is the further shore;
micchāvimutti orimaṃ tīraṃ, sammāvimutti pārima tīranti.	Wrong liberation is the hither shore; right liberation is the further shore.
Idaṃ kho, bhikkhave, orimaṃ tīraṃ, idaṃ pārimaṃ tīranti.”	This, Bhikkhus, is the hither shore, that is the further shore.”
“Appakā te manussesu, ye janā pāragāmino. ……	“So few are there amongst human beings to go beyond the further shore, ……
Khīṇāsavā jutimanto, te loke parinibbutā”ti.	Their mental defilements stand destroyed, resplendent in this world are they, the Liberated Ones.”