The Buddha teaches on mortifying, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.
PTS 5.276“Tapanīyañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi atapanīyañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… katamo ca, bhikkhave, tapanīyo dhammo? Pāṇātipāto …pe… micchādiṭṭhi— ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, tapanīyo dhammo.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, atapanīyo dhammo? Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… sammādiṭṭhi— ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, atapanīyo dhammo”ti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Tapanīyañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi atapanīyañca.
“I will teach you the mortifying principle and the unmortifying. …
Taṁ suṇātha …pe…
katamo ca, bhikkhave, tapanīyo dhammo?
And what is the mortifying principle?
Pāṇātipāto …pe…
Killing living creatures …
micchādiṭṭhi—
wrong view.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, tapanīyo dhammo.
This is called the mortifying principle.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, atapanīyo dhammo?
And what is the unmortifying principle?
Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe…
Not killing living creatures …
sammādiṭṭhi—
right view.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, atapanīyo dhammo”ti.
This is called the unmortifying principle.”
Last updated on September 14, 2026