Dasakammapathasutta
Ten 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 …pe…
those who steal …
kāmesumicchācārino …
commit sexual misconduct …
musāvādino …
lie …
pisuṇavācā …
speak divisively …
pharusavācā …
speak harshly …
samphappalāpino samphappalāpīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
talk nonsense …
abhijjhāluno abhijjhālūhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
are covetous …
byāpannacittā byāpannacittehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
are malicious …
micchādiṭṭhikā micchādiṭṭhikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.
have wrong view …
Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā pāṇātipātā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
Those who refrain from killing living creatures …
adinnādānā paṭiviratā …pe…
who refrain from stealing …
kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā …
who refrain from sexual misconduct …
musāvādā paṭiviratā …
who refrain from lying …
pisuṇāya vācāya …
who refrain from divisive speech …
pharusāya vācāya …
who refrain from harsh speech …
samphappalāpā paṭiviratā samphappalāpā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
who refrain from talking nonsense …
anabhijjhāluno anabhijjhālūhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
are not covetous …
abyāpannacittā abyāpannacittehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
are not malicious …
sammādiṭṭhikā sammādiṭṭhikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.
have right view with those who have right view.”
