8.
The Second Discourse on Bad Character
208.
"I will teach you, monks, about the evil one and one more evil than the evil one;
and about the good one and one more good than the good one.
Listen to that, pay close attention;
I will speak."
Thus, etc.
said this -
"And what, monks, is the evil one? Here, monks, a certain one holds wrong view, etc. holds wrong knowledge, holds wrong liberation. This is called, monks, the evil one.
"And what, monks, is one more evil than the evil one? Here, monks, a certain one himself holds wrong view, and instigates others in wrong view, etc. he himself holds wrong knowledge, and instigates others in wrong knowledge; he himself holds wrong liberation, and instigates others in wrong liberation. This is called, monks, one more evil than the evil one.
"And what, monks, is the good one? Here, monks, a certain one holds right view, etc. holds right knowledge, holds right liberation. This is called, monks, the good one.
"And what, monks, is one more good than the good one? Here, monks, a certain one himself holds right view, and instigates others in right view, etc. he himself holds right knowledge, and instigates others in right knowledge; he himself holds right liberation, and instigates others in right liberation. This is called, monks, one more good than the good one." The eighth.