Academic Sutta NameNotes PSA PlaeVaggaNikayaPTSKeywords
A.10_195 Pa.thama Kamma Sutta The consequences of intentional action. Karma does not become defunct whether in this lifetime [di.t.thadhammavedaniiya], next lifetime [uppajjavedaniiya] or in subsequent lifetimes [aparaaparavedaniiya] without experiencing the results thereof, whether it be: 1. killing (paa.naatipaataa); 2. stealing (adinnaadaanaa); 3. adultery (kaamesumicchaacaaraa); 4. telling lies (musaavaadaa); 5. malicious gossip (pisu.naayavaacaaya); 6. harsh speech (pharusaayavaacaaya); 7. idle chatter (samphappalaapaa); 8. covetousness (abhijjhaa); 9. illwill (byaapada), and; 10. false view (micchaadi.t.thi) -- a person who has done evil will arise in the fourfold unfortunate realms as surely as a weighted dice will always finish up on the same face.
However, those who do the following ten good practices, namely: 1. abstention from killing (paa.naatipaataa verama.nii); 2. abstention from stealing (adinnaadaanaa verama.nii); 3. abstention from adultery (kaamesumicchaacaaraa verama.nii); 4. abstention from telling lies (musaavaadaa verama.nii); 5. abstention from malicious gossip (pisu.naayavaacaaya verama.nii); 6. abstention from harsh speech (pharusaayavaacaaya verama.nii); 7. abstention from idle chatter (samphappalaapaa verama.nii); 8. non-covetousness (anabhijjhaa); 9. non-illwill (abyaapada), and; 10. right view (sammaadi.t.thi) -- will arise in the fortunate realms as surely as a weighted dice will always finish up on the same face.
38/470 Dasaka Nipaata, Pa~ncama Pa.n.naasaka A"nguttara A.i.


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