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Ten Ways of Performing Deeds

Dasakammapathasutta

Those of bad qualities associate together, while those of good qualities associate together.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.27Linked Discourses 14.27
  • 0.23. Kammapathavagga3. Ways of Performing Deeds

0.3DasakammapathasuttaTen Ways of Performing Deeds

1.1PTS 2.168Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti.“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element:1.3Pāṇātipātino pāṇātipātīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;those who kill living creatures with those who kill living creatures,1.4adinnādāyino …pe…those who steal …1.5kāmesumicchācārino …commit sexual misconduct …1.6musāvādino …lie …1.7pisuṇavācā …backbite …1.8pharusavācā …speak harshly …1.9samphappalāpino samphappalāpīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;talk nonsense …1.10abhijjhāluno abhijjhālūhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;are covetous …1.11byāpannacittā byāpannacittehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;are malicious …1.12micchādiṭṭhikā micchādiṭṭhikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.have wrong view …

2.1Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā pāṇātipātā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;Those who refrain from killing living creatures …2.2adinnādānā paṭiviratā …pe…who refrain from stealing …2.3kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā …who refrain from sexual misconduct …2.4musāvādā paṭiviratā …who refrain from lying …2.5pisuṇāya vācāya …who refrain from backbiting …2.6pharusāya vācāya …who refrain from harsh speech …2.7samphappalāpā paṭiviratā samphappalāpā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;who refrain from talking nonsense …2.8anabhijjhāluno anabhijjhālūhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;are not covetous …2.9abyāpannacittā abyāpannacittehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;are not malicious …2.10sammādiṭṭhikā sammādiṭṭhikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.have right view with those who have right view.”

2.11Pañcamaṁ.