Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.26
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 14.26
3. Kammapathavagga
3. Ways of Performing Deeds
Sattakammapathasutta
Seven 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 adinnādāyīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
those who steal …
kāmesumicchācārino kāmesumicchācārīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
commit sexual misconduct …
musāvādino musāvādīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
lie …
pisuṇavācā pisuṇavācehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
speak divisively …
pharusavācā pharusavācehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
speak harshly …
samphappalāpino samphappalāpīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.
talk nonsense …
Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā …pe…
Those who refrain from killing living creatures. …
adinnādānā paṭiviratā …
who refrain from stealing …
kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā …
who refrain from sexual misconduct …
musāvādā paṭiviratā …
who refrain from lying …
pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratā pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
who refrain from divisive speech …
pharusāya vācāya paṭiviratā pharusāya vācāya paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;
who refrain from harsh speech …
samphappalāpā paṭiviratā samphappalāpā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.
who refrain from talking nonsense with those who refrain from talking nonsense.”
Catutthaṁ.