“Mendicants, you should know bad principles and good principles. And you should know bad results and good results. Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results. So what are bad principles? What are good principles? What are bad results? And what are good results?
PL
“Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca; anattho ca veditabbo attho ca. Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabbaṁ. Katamo ca, bhikkhave, adhammo, katamo ca dhammo;
EN
Killing living creatures is a bad principle. Refraining from killing living creatures is a good principle. And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by killing living creatures are bad results.
PL
katamo ca anattho, katamo ca attho? Pāṇātipāto, bhikkhave, adhammo; pāṇātipātā veramaṇī dhammo; ye ca pāṇātipātapaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṁ anattho;
EN
And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of not killing living creatures are good results. Stealing is a bad principle. Refraining from stealing is a good principle. … Sexual misconduct is a bad principle.
Refraining from sexual misconduct is a good principle. … Lying is a bad principle. Refraining from lying is a good principle. … Backbiting is a bad principle.
Refraining from divisive speech is a good principle. … Harsh speech is a bad principle. Refraining from harsh speech is a good principle. … Talking nonsense is a bad principle.
Refraining from talking nonsense is a good principle. … Covetousness is a bad principle. Contentment is a good principle. … Ill will is a bad principle.
Good will is a good principle. … Wrong view is a bad principle. Right view is a good principle. And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by wrong view are bad results.
PL
abyāpādo dhammo …. Micchādiṭṭhi, bhikkhave, adhammo; sammādiṭṭhi dhammo; ye ca micchādiṭṭhipaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṁ anattho;
EN
And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of right view are good results. ‘You should know bad principles and good principles. And you should know bad results and good results. Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.’
PL
sammādiṭṭhipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti, ayaṁ attho. ‘Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca; anattho ca veditabbo attho ca. Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabban’ti,
“Mendicants, you should know bad principles and good principles. And you should know bad results and good results. Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results. So what are bad principles? What are good principles? What are bad results? And what are good results?
PL
“Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca; anattho ca veditabbo attho ca. Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabbaṁ. Katamo ca, bhikkhave, adhammo, katamo ca dhammo;
EN
Killing living creatures is a bad principle. Refraining from killing living creatures is a good principle. And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by killing living creatures are bad results.
PL
katamo ca anattho, katamo ca attho? Pāṇātipāto, bhikkhave, adhammo; pāṇātipātā veramaṇī dhammo; ye ca pāṇātipātapaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṁ anattho;
EN
And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of not killing living creatures are good results. Stealing is a bad principle. Refraining from stealing is a good principle. … Sexual misconduct is a bad principle.
Refraining from sexual misconduct is a good principle. … Lying is a bad principle. Refraining from lying is a good principle. … Backbiting is a bad principle.
Refraining from divisive speech is a good principle. … Harsh speech is a bad principle. Refraining from harsh speech is a good principle. … Talking nonsense is a bad principle.
Refraining from talking nonsense is a good principle. … Covetousness is a bad principle. Contentment is a good principle. … Ill will is a bad principle.
Good will is a good principle. … Wrong view is a bad principle. Right view is a good principle. And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by wrong view are bad results.
PL
abyāpādo dhammo …. Micchādiṭṭhi, bhikkhave, adhammo; sammādiṭṭhi dhammo; ye ca micchādiṭṭhipaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṁ anattho;
EN
And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of right view are good results. ‘You should know bad principles and good principles. And you should know bad results and good results. Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.’
PL
sammādiṭṭhipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti, ayaṁ attho. ‘Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca; anattho ca veditabbo attho ca. Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabban’ti,
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