The wandering ascetic Ajita

Ṭhe wandering ascetic Ajita approached The Blessed One, exchanged friendly greetings, sat on a side and said: -

“Good Gotama, I have a co-associate by the name Pandita. By him about five hundred imaginations are thought out. On account of that, those of other sects think blamefully and blame him.

Then The Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: -

“Bhikkhus, do you know the foundations of wisdom?

“Venerable sir, Blessed One, this is the time to teach the foundations of wisdom, the bhikkhus, hearing it from The Blessed One will bear it in mind.

“Then bhikkhus, listen and attend carefully: -

Here, bhikkhus, with an unrighteous argument, an unrighteous argument is restrained and subdued and by that an unrighteous gathering is excited. On account of that excitement the unrighteous gathering becomes noisy and makes much noise saying: `The good one is wise.'

Here, bhikkhus, with an unrighteous argument, a righteous argument is restrained and subdued and by that an unrighteous gathering is excited. On account of that excitement the unrighteous gathering becomes noisy and makes much noise saying: `The good one is wise.'

Here, bhikkhus, with an unrighteous argument, an unrighteous and righteous argument is restrained and subdued and by that an unrighteous gathering is excited. On account of that excitement the unrighteous gathering becomes noisy and makes much noise saying: `The good one is wise.'

Bhikkhus, the unrighteous Teaching and the righteous Teaching should be known. The useless and the useful Teaching should be known and you should fall to the method of the Teaching, which is righteous and useful.

Bhikkhus, what is the unrighteous and the righteous Teaching, what is the useless and useful Teaching?

Bhikkhus, wrong view is unrighteous, right view is righteous. On account of wrong view various, useless, evil demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of right view various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, wrong thoughts are unrighteous, right thoughts are righteous. On account of wrong thoughts various, useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of right thoughts various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, wrong speech is unrighteous, right speech is righteous. On account of wrong speech various useless evil demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of right speech various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, wrong activity is unrighteous, right activity is righteous. On account of wrong activity various, useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of right activity various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, wrong livelihood is unrighteous, right livelihood is righteous. On account of wrong livelihood various, useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of right livelihood various, useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bshikkhus, wrong endeavour is unrighteous, right endeavour is righteous. On account of wrong endeavour various, useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of right endeavour various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, wrong mindfulness is unrighteous, right mindfulness is righteous. On account of wrong mindfulness various useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of right mindfulness various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, wrong concentration is unrighteous, right concentration is righteous. On account of wrong concentratin various, useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of right concentration, various, useful, meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, wrong knowledge is unrighteous, right knowldge is righteous. On account of wrong knowledge various useless evil demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of right knowledge various, useful, meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, wrong release is unrighteous, right release is righteous. On account of wrong release various useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of right release various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, if it was said, the unrighteous Teaching and the righteous Teaching should be known. The useless Teaching and the useful Teaching should be known and you should fall to the method, which is righteous and useful it was said on account of this.