SN.14.26. Sattakammapathasutta ("Seven Ways of Performing Deeds")

Saṁyutta Nikāya ("The Linked Discourses")

At Sāvatthī.

“Mendicants, sentient beings come together and converge because of an element: those who kill living creatures with those who kill living creatures, those who steal … commit sexual misconduct … lie … speak divisively … speak harshly … talk nonsense …

Those who refrain from killing living creatures. … who refrain from stealing … who refrain from sexual misconduct … who refrain from lying … who refrain from divisive speech … who refrain from harsh speech … who refrain from talking nonsense with those who refrain from talking nonsense.”



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