Bad Principles (3rd)Tatiyaadhammasutta

“Mendicants, you should know bad principles and good principles.“Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca; And you should know bad results and good results.anattho ca veditabbo attho ca. Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabbaṁ.

So what are bad principles? What are good principles? What are bad results? And what are good results?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, adhammo, katamo ca dhammo; Killing living creatures is a bad principle.Pāṇātipāto, bhikkhave, adhammo; Refraining from killing living creatures is a good principle.pāṇātipātā veramaṇī dhammo; And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by killing living creatures are bad results.ye ca pāṇātipātapaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṁ anattho; And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of not killing living creatures are good results.pāṇātipātā veramaṇipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti, ayaṁ attho.

Stealing is a bad principle.Adinnādānaṁ, bhikkhave, adhammo; Refraining from stealing is a good principle. …adinnādānā veramaṇī dhammo … Sexual misconduct is a bad principle.kāmesumicchācāro, bhikkhave, adhammo; Refraining from sexual misconduct is a good principle. …kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇī dhammo … Lying is a bad principle.musāvādo, bhikkhave, adhammo; Refraining from lying is a good principle. …musāvādā veramaṇī dhammo … Backbiting is a bad principle.pisuṇā vācā, bhikkhave, adhammo; Refraining from divisive speech is a good principle. …pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī dhammo … Harsh speech is a bad principle.pharusā vācā, bhikkhave, adhammo; Refraining from harsh speech is a good principle. …pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī dhammo … Talking nonsense is a bad principle.samphappalāpo, bhikkhave, adhammo; Refraining from talking nonsense is a good principle. …samphappalāpā veramaṇī dhammo … Covetousness is a bad principle.abhijjhā, bhikkhave, adhammo; Contentment is a good principle. …anabhijjhā dhammo … Ill will is a bad principle.byāpādo, bhikkhave, adhammo; Good will is a good principle. …abyāpādo dhammo ….

Wrong view is a bad principle.Micchādiṭṭhi, bhikkhave, adhammo; Right view is a good principle.sammādiṭṭhi dhammo; And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by wrong view are bad results.ye ca micchādiṭṭhipaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṁ anattho; And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of right view are good results.sammādiṭṭhipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti, ayaṁ attho.

‘You should know bad principles and good principles.‘Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca; And you should know bad results and good results.anattho ca veditabbo attho ca. Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.’Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabban’ti, That’s what I said, and this is why I said it.”iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttan”ti.