The True Teaching

“I will teach you what is the true teaching and what is not the true teaching. … And what is not the true teaching? Killing living creatures … wrong view. This is called what is not the true teaching.

“Saddhammañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi asaddhammañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… katamo ca, bhikkhave, asaddhammo? Pāṇātipāto …pe… micchādiṭṭhi—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asaddhammo.

“I will teach you what is the true teaching and what is not the true teaching. … “Saddhammañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi asaddhammañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… And what is not the true teaching? katamo ca, bhikkhave, asaddhammo? Killing living creatures … Pāṇātipāto …pe… wrong view. micchādiṭṭhi—This is called what is not the true teaching. ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asaddhammo.

And what is the true teaching? Not killing living creatures … right view. This is called the true teaching.”

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

And what is the true teaching? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, saddhammo? Not killing living creatures … Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… right view. sammādiṭṭhi—This is called the true teaching.” ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, saddhammo”ti.