A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…(AN 10.180; in the Sadhuvagga) has just one verse defining dasa akusala: “..katamañca, bhikkhave, akusalaṁ? pānātipāto, adinnādānaṃ, kāmesumicchācāro, musāvādo, pisunā vācā, parusā vācā, samphappalāpō, abhijjhā, vyāpādō, micchādiṭṭhi akusalaṃ..” Conventionally translated:…
June 27,2018 This is the second post in a series. The first post: “Dasa Akusala/Dasa Kusala – Basis of Buddha Dhamma“. 1. Dasa kusala and dasa akusala are the foundations…
…Pāpa Kamma” Akusala Sutta (AN 10.136) “Akusalañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi kusalañca. Taṃ suṇātha … pe … katamañca, bhikkhave, akusalaṃ? Micchādiṭṭhi … pe … micchāvimutti—idaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, akusalaṃ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, kusalaṃ?…
…do dasa akusala because we generate saṅkhāra due to avijjā (not fully comprehending the Four Noble Truths.) These are ten immoral acts (dasa akusala). They divide into three categories, as…
Link Please see the post Ten Immoral Actions (Dasa Akusala). In #1 the immoral acts done with the mind are called mano sankhara, but mano sankhara are sanna and vedana…
Recently, I have been looking more closely at the subject of merit and have asked myself the following: Do I get merit if I just avoid dasa akusala? For example,…
Dasa Akusala and Anatta – The Critical Link Under #7 the following verse is listed: “Adhammō ca, bhikkhave, veditabbō anattho ca; dhammō ca veditabbō attho ca,” with the translation: “Bhikkhus,…
…level; see, “Lobha, Dosa, Moha versus Raga, Patigha, Avijja.” For a discussion on dasa akusala, see, “Ten Immoral Actions (Dasa Akusala).” As discussed in that post, Niyata Miccā Diṭṭhi (established…
…Any akusala kammā results from INTENDING TO DO one or more of the dasa akusala. A given akusala kammā has several stages (each has a different number of steps). For…
…an akusala kammā is one of the dasa akusala. That intention arises BECAUSE OF one’s gati. A particular set of cetasika will arise automatically according to one’s gati (pronounced “gathi.”)…