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'''Ten Unwholesome Actions''' (Tib. ''mi dge ba bcu''):
The '''ten unwholesome actions''' or '''ten negative actions''' (Skt. ''daśākuśala''; Tib. མི་དགེ་བ་བཅུ་, ''mi gé wa chu'', [[Wyl.]] ''mi dge ba bcu'') are:
# taking life
*1. taking life
# taking what is not given
*2. taking what is not given
# sexual misconduct
*3. sexual misconduct
# lying
*4. lying
# sowing discord
*5. sowing discord
# harsh speech
*6. harsh speech
# idle gossip (or worthless chatter)
*7. idle gossip
# covetousness
*8. covetousness
# ill will (or wishing harm on others)
*9. ill will
# wrong views
*10 wrong views
 
==Effects==
===Effects Similar to the Cause===
The ''[[Precious Garland]]'' says:
:By taking life, we will be short-lived.
:Violence will bring us lots of harm.
:Through stealing, we will lack possessions.
:Through adultery, we will face rivals.
:Through speaking falsely, we’ll face slander.
:Divisive talk will separate us from our friends.
:Harsh speech will mean hearing unpleasant words.
:Gossip will cause our speech to lack nobility.
:Covetousness will destroy our hopes.
:Malice will bring us many fears.
:And wrong view will bring inferior beliefs.
 
==Alternative Translations==
*Ten non-virtues (Dorje & Kapstein)
 
==Canonical Literature==
===Sutras===
*''[[The Application of Mindfulness of the Sacred Dharma‎‎]]''
 
==Internal Links==
*[[Ten positive actions]]


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Latest revision as of 21:08, 11 February 2021

The ten unwholesome actions or ten negative actions (Skt. daśākuśala; Tib. མི་དགེ་བ་བཅུ་, mi gé wa chu, Wyl. mi dge ba bcu) are:

  1. taking life
  2. taking what is not given
  3. sexual misconduct
  4. lying
  5. sowing discord
  6. harsh speech
  7. idle gossip (or worthless chatter)
  8. covetousness
  9. ill will (or wishing harm on others)
  10. wrong views

Effects

Effects Similar to the Cause

The Precious Garland says:

By taking life, we will be short-lived.
Violence will bring us lots of harm.
Through stealing, we will lack possessions.
Through adultery, we will face rivals.
Through speaking falsely, we’ll face slander.
Divisive talk will separate us from our friends.
Harsh speech will mean hearing unpleasant words.
Gossip will cause our speech to lack nobility.
Covetousness will destroy our hopes.
Malice will bring us many fears.
And wrong view will bring inferior beliefs.

Alternative Translations

  • Ten non-virtues (Dorje & Kapstein)

Canonical Literature

Sutras

Internal Links