Iti 42Bright Things
Pāli / Sanskrit:Sukkadhammasutta
Conscience and prudence safeguard the world.
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– So It Was Said 42
The Book of the Twos Chapter Two Bright Things
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“These two bright things, mendicants, protect the world. What two? Conscience and prudence. If these two bright things did not protect the world, there would be no recognition of the status of mother, aunts, or wives and partners of tutors and respected people. The world would become dissolute, like goats and sheep, chickens and pigs, and hounds and jackals. But because the two bright things protect the world, there is recognition of the status of mother, aunts, and wives and partners of tutors and respected people.”
The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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