Seven Ways of Performing Deeds

Sattakammapathasutta

Seven Ways of Performing Deeds

Sattakammapathasutta

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

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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