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Principles That Should Be Made Much Of

Bahulīkātabbasutta

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.196Numbered Discourses 10.196
  • 0.219. Ariyamaggavagga19. The Noble Path

0.3BahulīkātabbasuttaPrinciples That Should Be Made Much Of

1.1“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. …1.2Taṁ suṇātha …pe…1.3katamo ca, bhikkhave, na bahulīkātabbo dhammo?And what is the principle not to make much of?1.4Pāṇātipāto …pe…Killing living creatures …1.5micchādiṭṭhi—wrong view.1.6ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, na bahulīkātabbo dhammo.This is called the principle not to make much of.

2.1Katamo ca, bhikkhave, bahulīkātabbo dhammo?And what is the principle to make much of?2.2Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe…Not killing living creatures …2.3sammādiṭṭhi—right view.2.4ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bahulīkātabbo dhammo”ti.This is called the principle to make much of.”

2.5Aṭṭhamaṁ.