mil3.1.9:1.1 Rājā āha—
mil3.1.9:1.2 “bhante nāgasena, yaṁ panetaṁ brūsi ‘aññehi ca kusalehi dhammehī’ti, katame te kusalā dhammā”ti?
mil3.1.9:1.3 “Sīlaṁ, mahārāja, saddhā vīriyaṁ sati samādhi, ime te kusalā dhammā”ti.
mil3.1.9:1.4 “Kiṁlakkhaṇaṁ, bhante, sīlan”ti?
mil3.1.9:1.5 “Patiṭṭhānalakkhaṇaṁ, mahārāja, sīlaṁ sabbesaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ, indriyabalabojjhaṅgamaggaṅgasatipaṭṭhānasammappadhānaiddhipādajhānavimokkhasamādhisamāpattīnaṁ sīlaṁ patiṭṭhaṁ, sīle patiṭṭhito kho, mahārāja, yogāvacaro sīlaṁ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya pañcindriyāni bhāveti saddhindriyaṁ vīriyindriyaṁ satindriyaṁ samādhindriyaṁ paññindriyanti, sabbe kusalā dhammā na parihāyantī”ti.