Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Daily Words of the Buddha for January 22, 2014


Tato adinnaṃ parivajjayeyya
kiñci kvaci sāvako bujjhamāno.
Na hāraye harataṃ nānujaññā.
Sabbaṃ adinnaṃ parivajjayeyya.

A disciple should avoid taking
anything from anywhere knowing it (to belong to another).
One should not steal nor incite another to steal.
One should completely avoid theft.


Sutta Nipāta 2.397

The Discourse Collection: Selected Texts from the Sutta Nipāta, 
translated by John D. Ireland


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