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sn.14.25 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

The Five Precepts

At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, sentient beings come together and converge because of an element:
those who kill living creatures with those who kill living creatures,
those who steal …
commit sexual misconduct …
lie …
consume alcoholic drinks that cause negligence …
Those who refrain from killing living creatures …
who refrain from stealing …
who refrain from sexual misconduct …
who refrain from lying …
those who refrain from consuming alcoholic drinks that cause negligence with those who refrain from consuming alcoholic drinks that cause negligence.”