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AN 10.196

Principles That Should Be Made Much Of

Bahulīkātabbasutta

from: 19. The Noble Path

Principles That Should Be Made Much Of

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

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

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

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