608.

‘‘ Sīlamevidha sikkhetha , asmiṃ loke susikkhitaṃ .

Sīlañhi sabbasampattiṃ , upanāmeti sevitaṃ .

610. ‘‘ Sīlavā hi bahū mitte , saññamenādhigacchati ; Dussīlo pana mittehi , dhaṃsate pāpamācaraṃ .

611. ‘‘ Avaṇṇañca akittiñca , dussīlo labhate naro ; Vaṇṇaṃ kittiṃ pasaṃsañca , sadā labhati sīlavā .

612.

‘‘ ĀdiM2.219V2.186 sīlaṃ patiṭṭhā ca , kalyāṇānañca mātukaṃ ;

Pamukhaṃ sabbadhammānaṃ , tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye .

614.

‘‘ Sīlaṃ balaṃ appaṭimaṃ , sīlaṃ āvudhamuttamaṃ ;

Sīlamābharaṇaṃ seṭṭhaṃ , sīlaṃ kavacamabbhutaṃ .

615. ‘‘ Sīlaṃ setu mahesakkho , sīlaṃ gandho anuttaro ; Sīlaṃ vilepanaṃ seṭṭhaṃ , yena vāti disodisaṃ .

616. ‘‘ Sīlaṃ sambalamevaggaṃ , sīlaṃ pātheyyamuttamaṃ ; Sīlaṃ seṭṭho ativāho , yena yāti disodisaṃ .

617. ‘‘ Idheva nindaṃ labhati , peccāpāye ca dummano ; Sabbattha dummano bālo , sīlesu asamāhito .