An Explanation on Principles

on what the buddha taught

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Aṅguttara Nikāya
Dasakanipātapāḷi
Catutthapaṇṇāsakaṃ
Ariyamaggavaggo
Ariyamaggasuttaṃ

'I shall point out to you, almsmen, and a noble way and an ignoble way. Hear that, pay attention well, I shall talk.

And which, almsmen, ignoble way?

Attacking the breath, taking the not given, wrong conduct on lusts, false theorization, gossip, abusive speech, deceptive wording, avarice, anger, wrong view.

This is called, almsmen, ignoble way.

And which, almsmen, noble way?

Refrainment from attacking the breath, refrainment from taking the not given, refrainment from wrong conduct on lusts, refrainment from false theorization, refrainment from gossip, refrainment from abusive speech, refrainment from deceptive wording, refrainment from avarice, refrainment from anger, refrainment from wrong view.

This is called, almsmen, noble way.'