The precepts

Bhikkhus, I will tell you about the not Great Man, the worst of not Great Men, the Great Man and the best of Great Men. Listen and attend carefully, I will tell.

Bhikkhus, who is the not Great Man?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person destroys living things, takes the not given, misbehaves in sexual conduct, tells lies, takes intoxicating and brewed drinks.

Bhikkhus, this is the not Great Man.

Bhikkhus, who is the worst of not Great Men?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person destroys living things and incites others to destroy living things, takes of the not given and incites others to take the not given, misbehaves in sexual conduct and incites others to misbehave in sexual conduct, tells lies and incites others to tell lies, takes intoxicating and brewed drinks and incites others to take intoxicating and brewed drinks.

Bhikkhus, this is the worst of not Great Men.

Bhikkhus, who is the Great Man?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person does not destroy the life of living things, does not take the not given, does not misbehave in sexual conduct, does not tell lies and does not take intoxicating and brewd drinks.

Bhikkhus, this is the Great Man.

Bhikkhus, who is the best of Great Men?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person does not destroy the life of living things and does not incite others to destroy the life of living things, does not take the not given and does not incite others to take the not given, does not misbehave in sexual conduct and does not incite others to misbahave in sexual conduct, does not tell lies and does not incite others to tell lies, does not take intoxicating and brewd drinks and does not incite others to take intoxicating and brewd drinks.

Bhikkhus, this is the best of Great Men.