Sīlavīmaṅsajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 470

[470] So I shall undertake virtue (sīla), approved in the world as safe (siva) — that by which one whose conduct accords with the way of life of the noble ones (ariyavuttisamācāro) is called 'virtuous' (sīlavā). [Editorial apparatus in source, between the verse lines: "1 Burmese ed.: puṇṇikā. 2 Burmese ed.: puṇṇikaṃ." — variant readings whose reference words do not occur in this verse; they pertain to adjacent text on the page.]

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.