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Numbered Discourses 10.186

18. Sādhuvagga
18. Good

Ācayagāmisutta

Leading to Accumulation

“Ācayagāmiñca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi apacayagāmiñca.
“I will teach you the principle that leads to accumulation and that which leads to dispersal. …

Taṁ suṇātha …pe…

katamo ca, bhikkhave, ācayagāmī dhammo?
And what is the principle that leads to accumulation?

Pāṇātipāto …pe…
Killing living creatures …

micchādiṭṭhi—
wrong view.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ācayagāmī dhammo.
This is called the principle that leads to accumulation.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, apacayagāmī dhammo?
And what is the principle that leads to dispersal?

Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe…
Not killing living creatures …

sammādiṭṭhi—
right view.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, apacayagāmī dhammo”ti.
This is called the principle that leads to dispersal.”

Navamaṁ.