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183-185*183:

The non-doing     of any evil,
the performance     of what's skillful,
the cleansing     of one's own mind:
    this is the teaching
    of the Awakened.

Patient endurance:
    the foremost austerity.
Unbinding:
    the foremost,
    so say the Awakened.
He who injures another
is no contemplative.
He who mistreats another,
    no monk.

Not disparaging, not injuring,
restraint     in line with the Patimokkha,
moderation     in food,
dwelling         in seclusion,
commitment     to the heightened mind:
    this is the teaching
    of the Awakened.

 




183 -185: These verses are a summary of a talk called the Ovada Patimokkha, which the Buddha is said to have delivered to an assembly of 1,250 arahants in the first year after his Awakening. Verse 183 is traditionally viewed as expressing the heart of the Buddha's teachings.






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