- Numbered Discourses 10.196Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.196
- 19. The Noble Path19. Ariyamaggavagga
Principles That Should Be Made Much OfBahulīkātabbasutta
“I will teach you the principle to make much of and the principle not to make much of. …“Bahulīkātabbañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi na bahulīkātabbañca. And what is the principle not to make much of?katamo ca, bhikkhave, na bahulīkātabbo dhammo? Killing living creatures …Pāṇātipāto …pe… wrong view.micchādiṭṭhi— This is called the principle not to make much of.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, na bahulīkātabbo dhammo.
And what is the principle to make much of?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, bahulīkātabbo dhammo? Not killing living creatures …Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… right view.sammādiṭṭhi— This is called the principle to make much of.”ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bahulīkātabbo dhammo”ti.