Principles That Should Be Developed

“I will teach you the principle to develop and the principle not to develop. …Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.And what is the principle not to develop?Killing living creatures …wrong view.This is called the principle not to develop.

“Bhāvetabbañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi na bhāvetabbañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… katamo ca, bhikkhave, na bhāvetabbo dhammo? Pāṇātipāto …pe… micchādiṭṭhi—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, na bhāvetabbo dhammo.

“I will teach you the principle to develop and the principle not to develop. …“Bhāvetabbañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi na bhāvetabbañca. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.Taṁ suṇātha …pe… And what is the principle not to develop?katamo ca, bhikkhave, na bhāvetabbo dhammo? Killing living creatures …Pāṇātipāto …pe… wrong view.micchādiṭṭhi—This is called the principle not to develop.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, na bhāvetabbo dhammo.

And what is the principle to develop?Not killing living creatures …right view.This is called the principle to develop.”

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, bhāvetabbo dhammo? Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… sammādiṭṭhi—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhāvetabbo dhammo”ti.

And what is the principle to develop?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, bhāvetabbo dhammo? Not killing living creatures …Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… right view.sammādiṭṭhi—This is called the principle to develop.”ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhāvetabbo dhammo”ti.