English
When practicing the pāramitās, through skillful means, settle beings in morality. Son of good family, abandon killing, and turn back from killing. Abandon taking what is not given, and turn back from taking what is not given. Abandon sexual misconduct, and turn back from sexual misconduct. Abandon lying, and turn back from lying. Abandon divisive speech, and turn back from divisive speech. Abandon harsh speech, and turn back from harsh speech. Abandon idle chatter, and turn back from idle chatter. Abandon covetousness, and turn back from covetousness. Abandon malice, and turn back from malice. Abandon wrong view, and turn back from wrong view. Son of good family, these dharmas, however they are completely examined, have no such nature. Son of good family, what is the mind, and the sentient being to be killed, and the basis of killing, and what is used to kill, what is such a dharma? What is taking what is not given, and the basis of taking what is not given, and what is taken with, what is such a dharma? What is sexual misconduct, and the basis of sexual misconduct, and what is used to commit sexual misconduct, what is such a dharma? What is lying, and the basis of lying, and what is used to lie, what is such a dharma? What is divisive speech, and the basis of divisive speech, and what is used to speak divisively, what is such a dharma? What is harsh speech, and the basis of harsh speech, and what is used to speak harshly, what is such a dharma? What is idle chatter, and the basis of idle chatter, and what is used to speak idly, what is such a dharma? What is generating covetousness, and the basis of covetousness, and what is used to generate covetousness, what is such a dharma? What is generating malice, and the basis of malice, and what is used to do malice, what is such a dharma? What is wrong view, and wro