Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)
8. Sanimittavagga 77
“Sanimittā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no animittā. Tasseva nimittassa pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato
The Chapter with a Basis 77
“Bad, unskillful qualities, mendicants, arise with a basis, not without a basis. By giving up that basis, those bad, unskillful qualities do not occur.”