Idāni ekekaṃ dassento "katamā adhisīlasikkhā:- idha bhikkhu sīlavā hoti, pātimokkhasaṃvarasaṃvuto viharatītiādimāha. Idhāti vacanaṃ pubbabhāgakaraṇīyasampadāya sampannassa sabbappakārasīlaparipūrakassa puggalassa sannissayabhūtasāsanaparidīpanaṃ, aññasāsanassa ca tathābhāvapaṭisedhanaṃ. Vuttañhetaṃ "idheva bhikkhave samaṇo .pe. Suññā parappavādā samaṇebhi aññehī"ti. Bhikkhūti tassa sīlassa paripūrakassa puggalassa paridīpanaṃ. Pātimokkhasaṃvarasaṃvutoti idamassa pātimokkhasaṃvare patiṭṭhitabhāvaparidīpanaṃ. Viharatīti idamassa tadanurūpavihārasamaṅgībhāvaparidīpanaṃ. Ācāragocarasampannoti idamassa pātimokkhasaṃvarassa upakārakadhammaparidīpanaṃ. Aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvīti idamassa pātimokkhato acavanadhammatāparidīpanaṃ. Samādāyāti idamassa sikkhāpadānaṃ anavasesato ādānaparidīpanaṃ. Sikkhatīti idamassa sikkhāya samaṅgībhāvaparidīpanaṃ. Sikkhāpadesūti idamassa sikkhitabbadhammaparidīpanaṃ.

Tattha bhikkhūti saṃsāre bhayaṃ ikkhatīti bhikkhu. Sīlamassa atthīti sīlavā. Kiṃ ettha sīlanti sīlanaṭṭhena sīlaṃ. Kimidaṃ sīlanaṃ nāma? samādānaṃ vā, kāyakammādīnaṃ susīlyavasena avippakiṇṇatāti attho. Upadhāraṇaṃ vā, kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ patiṭṭhāvasena

Etadeva hi ettha atthadvayaṃ saddalakkhaṇavidū anujānanti. Aññe pana "adhisevanaṭṭhena ācāraṭṭhena sīlanaṭṭhena siraṭṭhena sītalaṭṭhena sivaṭṭhena sīlan"ti vaṇṇayanti.

Sīlanaṃ lakkhaṇaṃ tassa bhinnassāpi anekadhā