• Numbered Discourses 10.183 Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.183
  • 18. Good 18. Sādhuvagga

Defiled Āsavasutta

“I will teach you the defiled principle and the undefiled. … “Sāsavañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi anāsavañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… And what is the defiled principle? katamo ca, bhikkhave, sāsavo dhammo? Killing living creatures … Pāṇātipāto …pe… wrong view. micchādiṭṭhi—This is called the defiled principle. ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāsavo dhammo.

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

Chaṭṭhaṁ.