VaggaSaṁvarakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 834

[834] Sakavādī: Is there no destruction of life (pāṇātipāta) among the devas? Paravādī: Yes. Sakavādī: Is there no abstinence (veramaṇī) from the destruction of life among the devas? Paravādī: It should not be said thus. … Sakavādī: Is there no intoxicating drink—surā and meraya—that is a basis for heedlessness (surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāna) among the devas? Paravādī: Yes. Sakavādī: Is there no abstinence from intoxicating drink—surā and meraya—that is a basis for heedlessness among the devas? Paravādī: It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.