AN 2.34 AN 2.34

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AN 2.34
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Then a certain brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha, “What does the worthy Gotama teach? What does he explain?”
“Brahmin, I teach action and inaction.”
“But in what way does the worthy Gotama teach action and inaction?”
“I teach inaction regarding bad bodily, verbal, and mental conduct, and the many kinds of unskillful things. I teach action regarding good bodily, verbal, and mental conduct, and the many kinds of skillful things. This is the kind of action and inaction that I teach.”
“Excellent, worthy Gotama! … From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”