Lack of principles ☁️ dark
3 discourses
Synonyms:
lacking in moral principles, lacking in ethics
Pāli term:
dussīlya
In As It Was Said (Itivuttaka)
The Buddha describes the three kinds of misconduct - by body, speech and mind.
The Buddha teaches that a wise person aspiring for the three kinds of happiness - of 1) praise, 2) wealth, and 3) good rebirth - should safeguard their virtue.
In Middle Length Discourses (Majjhima Nikāya)
The Buddha expounds the noble right collectedness complete with its supporting conditions, clarifying how the factors of the noble eightfold path give rise to either mundane or supramundane fruits. He shows how right view leads to the sequential development of the path, culminating in right knowledge and right liberation.