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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.181

  • Numbered Discourses 10.181Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.181
  • 18. Good18. Sādhuvagga

BeneficialAtthasutta

“I will teach you the beneficial and the harmful. …“Atthañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi anatthañca. And what is the harmful?katamo ca, bhikkhave, anattho? Killing living creatures …Pāṇātipāto …pe… wrong view.micchādiṭṭhi— This is called the harmful.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anattho.

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

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 10.137 Beneficial 0.80near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.137 14. Good Beneficial “I will teach you the beneficial and the harmful. … And what is the harmful? Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong min…
  2. AN 10.182 The Teaching 0.71near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.182 18. Good The Teaching “I will teach you what is the teaching and what is not the teaching. … And what is not the teaching? Killing living creatures … wrong view. This is called what is not the…
  3. AN 10.180 Skillful 0.55near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.180 18. Good Skillful “I will teach you the skillful and the unskillful … And what is the unskillful? Killing living creatures … wrong view. This is called the unskillful. And what is the skillful?…
  4. AN 10.184 Blameworthy 0.54near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.184 18. Good Blameworthy “I will teach you the blameworthy principle and the blameless. … And what is the blameworthy principle? Killing living creatures … wrong view. This is called the blameworth…
  5. AN 10.185 Mortifying 0.54near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.185 18. Good Mortifying “I will teach you the mortifying principle and the unmortifying. … And what is the mortifying principle? Killing living creatures … wrong view. This is called the mortifying…