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AN 4.224PTS AN 2.229Bālapaṇḍita 31 min read

Killing Living Creatures

Pāṇātipātīsutta

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.224Numbered Discourses 4.224
  • 0.223. Duccaritavagga23. Bad Conduct

0.3PāṇātipātīsuttaKilling Living Creatures

1.1…pe… Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti …pe… pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti …pe….“A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or lie. …”

1.2Catutthaṁ.