Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

The Five Methods 319centration, wrong knowledge, wrong emancipation. 1 Here wrong view,wrong speech in the sense of lying, (wrong) action, wrong livelihood, wrongknowledge and wrong emancipation are destroyed through the Path of Streamentrance.Wrong thought, wrong speech in the sense of slanderous talk andharsh talk are destroyed by the Path of Non-return. Wrong speech in thesense of frivolous talk, wrong exertion, wrong mindfulness, wrong concentrationare destroyed through the Path of Saintship.THE TWELVE REVERSALSThe twelve reversals are perception-reversal, thought-reversal, and viewreversalby which one regards the impermanent as permanent, the ill as well,the foul as fair and the not-self as self. 2Here, the three reversals by which one regards the impermanent aspermanent, the three reversals by which one regards the not-self as self, thereversal of view by which one regards the foul as fair and the reversal of viewby which one regards ill as well are destroyed through the Path of Streamentrance.The reversal of perception and the reversal of thought, by whichone regards the foul as fair, are destroyed through the Path of Non-return.The reversal of perception and the reversal of thought, by which one regardsill as well, are destroyed by the Path of Saintship.THE TWELVE ARTSTNGS OF UNSKILFUL THOUGHTThe twelve arisings of unskilful consciousness are arisings of consciousnesswithout external stimulus and arisings of consciousness with external stimulus,associated with ^views and accompanied by joy; arisings of consciousnesswithout external stimulus and arisings of consciousness with external stimulus,not associated with views and accompanied by joy; arisings of consciousnesswithout external stimulus and arisings of consciousness with external stimulus,associated with views and accompanied by indifference; arisings of consciousnesswithout external stimulus and arising of consciousness with externalstimulus, not associated with views and accompanied by indifference; arisingsof consciousness without external stimulus and arisings of consciounsesswith external stimulus associated with hatred and accompanied by grief;arisings of consciousness accompanied by excitement; and arisings of consciousnessaccompanied by uncertainty. 3 Here the four arisings of con-1. Vbh. 391-2: Tattha katamd dasa micchatta?Micchdditthi micchdsarhkappo micchdvdcd micchdkammanto micchd-djivo micchdvdydmomicchdsati micchdsamddhi micchahdnam micchdvimutti. Ime dasa micchatta.2. Pts. II, 80: Anicce Bhikkhavel niccan > ti sahhdvipaUdso cittavipalldso ditthivipalldso,dukkhe Bhikkhave 'sukhari 1 ti sanndvipalldso cittavipalldso ditthivipalldso, anattani Bhikkhave< 'atta" > ti sanndvipalldso cittavipalldso ditthivipalldso, asubhe Bhikkhave 'subharf ti sanndvipalldsocittavipalldso ditthivipalldso.Ime kho Bhikkhave cattaro sahhdvipalldsd cittavipalldsd ditfhivipallasd.3. (a) Dhs. 234, par. 1369: Katame dhammd akusald? Dvddasa akusalacittuppadd—imedhammd akusald.