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Killing Living Creatures

Pāṇātipātasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.71Linked Discourses 56.71
  • 0.28. Dutiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavagga8. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain

0.3PāṇātipātasuttaKilling Living Creatures

1.1… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye pāṇātipātā appaṭiviratā.“… the sentient beings who refrain from killing living creatures are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”11.2Taṁ kissa hetu? …pe….

1.3Paṭhamaṁ.

Translator’s notes

  1. The following series include guidelines for a mendicant’s conduct (DN 1:1.8.1).

    ↩ sn56.71:1.1