Sattakammapathasutta
Seven Ways of Performing Deeds
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti.
“Mendicants, sentient beings come together and converge because of an element:
Pāṇātipātino pāṇātipātīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
those who kill living creatures with those who kill living creatures,
adinnādāyino adinnādāyīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
those who steal …
kāmesumicchācārino kāmesumicchācārīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
commit sexual misconduct …
musāvādino musāvādīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
lie …
pisuṇavācā pisuṇavācehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
speak divisively …
pharusavācā pharusavācehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
speak harshly …
samphappalāpino samphappalāpīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.
talk nonsense …
Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā …pe…
Those who refrain from killing living creatures. …
adinnādānā paṭiviratā …
who refrain from stealing …
kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā …
who refrain from sexual misconduct …
musāvādā paṭiviratā …
who refrain from lying …
pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratā pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
who refrain from divisive speech …
pharusāya vācāya paṭiviratā pharusāya vācāya paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
who refrain from harsh speech …
samphappalāpā paṭiviratā samphappalāpā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.
who refrain from talking nonsense with those who refrain from talking nonsense.”
