- Numbered Discourses 10.194 Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.194
- 19. The Noble Path 19. Ariyamaggavagga
Principles That Should Be Cultivated Āsevitabbadhammasutta
“I will teach you the principle to cultivate and the principle not to cultivate. … “Āsevitabbañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi nāsevitabbañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… And what is the principle not to cultivate? katamo ca, bhikkhave, nāsevitabbo dhammo? Killing living creatures … Pāṇātipāto …pe… wrong view. micchādiṭṭhi—This is called the principle not to cultivate. ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, nāsevitabbo dhammo.
And what is the principle to cultivate? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, āsevitabbo dhammo? Not killing living creatures … Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… right view. sammādiṭṭhi—This is called the principle to cultivate.” ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, āsevitabbo dhammo”ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.