Bahulīkātabbasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.196

Numbered Discourses 10.196

19. Ariyamaggavagga

19. The Noble Path

Bahulīkātabbasutta

Principles That Should Be Made Much Of

“Bahulīkātabbañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi na bahulīkātabbañca.

“I will teach you the principle to make much of and the principle not to make much of. …

Taṁ suṇātha …pe…

katamo ca, bhikkhave, na bahulīkātabbo dhammo?

And what is the principle not to make much of?

Pāṇātipāto …pe…

Killing living creatures …

micchādiṭṭhi—

wrong view.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, na bahulīkātabbo dhammo.

This is called the principle not to make much of.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, bahulīkātabbo dhammo?

And what is the principle to make much of?

Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe…

Not killing living creatures …

sammādiṭṭhi—

right view.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bahulīkātabbo dhammo”ti.

This is called the principle to make much of.”

Aṭṭhamaṁ.