[319] "And how, student (māṇava), is a bhikkhu accomplished in virtue (sīla)? Here, student, a bhikkhu, having abandoned the destruction of living beings, abstains from the destruction of living beings; with rod laid down, with knife laid down, conscientious, endowed with kindness, he dwells compassionate for the welfare of all living beings. And insofar, student, as a bhikkhu, having abandoned the destruction of living beings, abstains from the destruction of living beings — with rod laid down, with knife laid down, conscientious, endowed with kindness, dwelling compassionate for the welfare of all living beings — this too pertains to his virtue. (From this point everything should be expanded in full.) …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.