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The Third Discourse on Bad Character
209.
"I will teach you, monks, one of bad character, and one of worse character than one of bad character;
and one of good character, and one of better character than one of good character.
Listen to that, etc.
"And what, monks, is one of bad character? Here, monks, a certain one is one who kills living beings, etc. he holds wrong view. This is called, monks, one of bad character.
"And what, monks, is one of worse character than one of bad character? Here, monks, a certain one himself is one who kills living beings, and instigates others in killing living beings, etc. he himself holds wrong view, and instigates others in wrong view. This is called, monks, one of worse character than one of bad character.
"And what, monks, is one of good character? Here, monks, a certain one abstains from killing living beings, etc. he holds right view. This is called, monks, one of good character.
"And what, monks, is one of better character than one of good character? Here, monks, a certain one himself abstains from killing living beings, and encourages others to abstain from killing living beings, etc. he himself holds right view, and encourages others in right view. This is called, monks, one of better character than one of good character." The ninth.