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Āsevitabbadhammasutta

Principles That Should Be Cultivated

“Āsevitabbañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi nāsevitabbañca.
“I will teach you the principle to cultivate and the principle not to cultivate. …

Taṁ suṇātha …pe…

katamo ca, bhikkhave, nāsevitabbo dhammo?
And what is the principle not to cultivate?

Pāṇātipāto …pe…
Killing living creatures …

micchādiṭṭhi—
wrong view.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, nāsevitabbo dhammo.
This is called the principle not to cultivate.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, āsevitabbo dhammo?
And what is the principle to cultivate?

Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe…
Not killing living creatures …

sammādiṭṭhi—
right view.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, āsevitabbo dhammo”ti.
This is called the principle to cultivate.”

Chaṭṭhaṁ.