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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.174

  • Numbered Discourses 10.174Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.174
  • 17. With Jānussoṇi17. Jāṇussoṇivagga

Sources of DeedsKammanidānasutta

“Mendicants, I say that killing living creatures is threefold:“Pāṇātipātampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, tividhaṁ vadāmi— caused by greed, hate, or delusion.lobhahetukampi, dosahetukampi, mohahetukampi.

I say that stealing is threefold:Adinnādānampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, tividhaṁ vadāmi— caused by greed, hate, or delusion.lobhahetukampi, dosahetukampi, mohahetukampi.

I say that sexual misconduct is threefold:Kāmesumicchācārampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, tividhaṁ vadāmi— caused by greed, hate, or delusion.lobhahetukampi, dosahetukampi, mohahetukampi.

I say that lying is threefold:Musāvādampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, tividhaṁ vadāmi— caused by greed, hate, or delusion.lobhahetukampi, dosahetukampi, mohahetukampi.

I say that backbiting is threefold:Pisuṇavācampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, tividhaṁ vadāmi— caused by greed, hate, or delusion.lobhahetukampi, dosahetukampi, mohahetukampi.

I say that harsh speech is threefold:Pharusavācampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, tividhaṁ vadāmi— caused by greed, hate, or delusion.lobhahetukampi, dosahetukampi, mohahetukampi.

I say that talking nonsense is threefold:Samphappalāpampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, tividhaṁ vadāmi— caused by greed, hate, or delusion.lobhahetukampi, dosahetukampi, mohahetukampi.

I say that covetousness is threefold:Abhijjhampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, tividhaṁ vadāmi— caused by greed, hate, or delusion.lobhahetukampi, dosahetukampi, mohahetukampi.

I say that ill will is threefold:Byāpādampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, tividhaṁ vadāmi— caused by greed, hate, or delusion.lobhahetukampi, dosahetukampi, mohahetukampi.

I say that wrong view is threefold:Micchādiṭṭhimpāhaṁ, bhikkhave, tividhaṁ vadāmi— caused by greed, hate, or delusion.lobhahetukampi, dosahetukampi, mohahetukampi. And so greed, hate, and delusion are sources and origins for deeds.Iti kho, bhikkhave, lobho kammanidānasambhavo, doso kammanidānasambhavo, moho kammanidānasambhavo. With the ending of greed, hate, and delusion, the sources of deeds are ended.”Lobhakkhayā kammanidānasaṅkhayo, dosakkhayā kammanidānasaṅkhayo, mohakkhayā kammanidānasaṅkhayo”ti.

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