Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)
79
“Sahetukā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no ahetukā. Tasseva hetussa pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato
79
“Bad, unskillful qualities, mendicants, arise with a cause, not without a cause. By giving up that cause, those bad, unskillful qualities do not occur.”