The BypassParikkamanasutta

“Mendicants, this teaching provides a bypass, it doesn’t lack a bypass.“Saparikkamano ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dhammo, nāyaṁ dhammo aparikkamano. And how does this teaching provide a bypass, not lacking a bypass?Kathañca, bhikkhave, saparikkamano ayaṁ dhammo, nāyaṁ dhammo aparikkamano? Not killing living creatures bypasses killing living creatures.Pāṇātipātissa, bhikkhave, pāṇātipātā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Not stealing bypasses stealing.Adinnādāyissa, bhikkhave, adinnādānā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Refraining from sexual misconduct bypasses sexual misconduct.Kāmesumicchācārissa, bhikkhave, kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Not lying bypasses lying.Musāvādissa, bhikkhave, musāvādā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Refraining from divisive speech bypasses divisive speech.Pisuṇavācassa, bhikkhave, pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Refraining from harsh speech bypasses harsh speech.Pharusavācassa, bhikkhave, pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Refraining from talking nonsense bypasses talking nonsense.Samphappalāpissa, bhikkhave, samphappalāpā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Contentment bypasses covetousness.Abhijjhālussa, bhikkhave, anabhijjhā parikkamanaṁ hoti. Good will bypasses ill will.Byāpannacittassa, bhikkhave, abyāpādo parikkamanaṁ hoti. Right view bypasses wrong view.Micchādiṭṭhissa, bhikkhave, sammādiṭṭhi parikkamanaṁ hoti. That’s how this teaching provides a bypass, it doesn’t lack a bypass.”Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, saparikkamano ayaṁ dhammo, nāyaṁ dhammo aparikkamano”ti.