The Buddha teaches on the teaching, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.
PTS 5.275“Dhammañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi adhammañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… katamo ca, bhikkhave, adhammo? Pāṇātipāto …pe… micchādiṭṭhi— ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, adhammo.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, dhammo? Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… sammādiṭṭhi— ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhammo”ti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Dhammañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi adhammañca.
“I will teach you what is the teaching and what is not the teaching. …
Taṁ suṇātha …pe…
katamo ca, bhikkhave, adhammo?
And what is not the teaching?
Pāṇātipāto …pe…
Killing living creatures …
micchādiṭṭhi—
wrong view.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, adhammo.
This is called what is not the teaching.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, dhammo?
And what is the teaching?
Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe…
Not killing living creatures …
sammādiṭṭhi—
right view.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhammo”ti.
This is called the teaching.”
Last updated on September 14, 2026