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The Buddha teaches on the teaching, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 10.182 The Teaching

“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.

Pañcamaṁ.

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.”

Pañcamaṁ.

Qualities:

Right view

Right view

☀️ bright quality

View that is in line with the Dhamma — teachings of the Buddha that point to the nature of reality, the ultimate truth.

Also known as: right understanding, right belief, view that is inline with the Dhamma
Pāli: sammādiṭṭhi
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Slaughtering

Slaughtering

☁️ dark quality

The deliberate killing of a living being, carried out with the intention of ending its life while disregarding its natural drive to continue living.

Also known as: killing, murdering, taking life
Pāli: pāṇātipāta
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Wrong view

Wrong view

☁️ dark quality

A distorted understanding that sees permanence in the impermanent, satisfaction in the unsatisfactory, or self in the not-self. Wrong view guides action by delusion, obscuring cause and effect, and closes the door to wisdom and release.

Also known as: distorted or inverted perception, untrue view, false belief
Pāli: micchādiṭṭhi
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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