- Numbered Discourses 10.195Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.195
- 19. The Noble Path19. Ariyamaggavagga
Principles That Should Be DevelopedBhāvetabbadhammasutta
“I will teach you the principle to develop and the principle not to develop. …“Bhāvetabbañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi na bhāvetabbañca. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.Taṁ suṇātha …pe… And what is the principle not to develop?katamo ca, bhikkhave, na bhāvetabbo dhammo? Killing living creatures …Pāṇātipāto …pe… wrong view.micchādiṭṭhi— This is called the principle not to develop.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, na bhāvetabbo dhammo.
And what is the principle to develop?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, bhāvetabbo dhammo? Not killing living creatures …Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… right view.sammādiṭṭhi— This is called the principle to develop.”ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhāvetabbo dhammo”ti.