• Numbered Discourses 10.185 Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.185
  • 18. Good 18. Sādhuvagga

Mortifying Tapanīyasutta

“I will teach you the mortifying principle and the unmortifying. … “Tapanīyañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi atapanīyañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… And what is the mortifying principle? katamo ca, bhikkhave, tapanīyo dhammo? Killing living creatures … Pāṇātipāto …pe… wrong view. micchādiṭṭhi—This is called the mortifying principle. ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, tapanīyo dhammo.

And what is the unmortifying principle? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, atapanīyo dhammo? Not killing living creatures … Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… right view. sammādiṭṭhi—This is called the unmortifying principle.” ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, atapanīyo dhammo”ti.

Aṭṭhamaṁ.