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AN 10.194

Principles That Should Be Cultivated

Āsevitabbadhammasutta

from: 19. The Noble Path

Principles That Should Be Cultivated

“I will teach you the principle to cultivate and the principle not to cultivate. … And what is the principle not to cultivate? Killing living creatures … wrong view. This is called the principle not to cultivate.

And what is the principle to cultivate? Not killing living creatures … right view. This is called the principle to cultivate.”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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