9.
The Discourse on Avoidance
175.
"This Teaching, monks, has avoidance, this Teaching is not without avoidance.
And how, monks, does this Teaching have avoidance, and is not without avoidance?
For one who kills living beings, monks, abstention from killing living beings is avoidance.
For one who takes what is not given, monks, abstention from taking what is not given is avoidance.
For one who engages in sexual misconduct, monks, abstention from sexual misconduct is avoidance.
For a liar, monks, abstention from lying is avoidance.
For one of divisive speech, monks, abstention from divisive speech is avoidance.
For one of harsh speech, monks, abstention from harsh speech is avoidance.
For one who engages in idle chatter, monks, abstention from idle chatter is avoidance.
For one who is covetous, monks, non-covetousness is avoidance.
For one with an angry mind, monks, non-anger is avoidance.
For one of wrong view, monks, right view is avoidance.
Thus, monks, this Teaching has avoidance, this Teaching is not without avoidance."
The ninth.