འཕགས་པ་དགའ་བ་ཅན་གྱ་མད intro.2

intro.2

The Sūtra of Nandika consists of a teaching on the negative consequences of breaking the five basic precepts, as taught by the Buddha to the layman Nandika and five hundred other lay practitioners at the Vulture Peak Mountain in Rājagṛha. Ten negative consequences are described as the result of violating each of the first four basic precepts, which relate to killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, and lying. For the last precept, concerning intoxicating drinks, the text lists thirty-five negative consequences. This scripture is often mentioned and quoted in traditional Buddhist works, mostly concerning the consequences of inebriation by alcohol, on which it is a noted authority.