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| − | The '''[[ten unwholesome actions]]''' or '''ten negative actions''' (Skt. ''[[daśākuśala]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[མི་དགེ་བ་བཅུ་]]}}, ''[[mi gé wa chu]]'', [[Wyl.]] ''[[mi dge ba bcu]]'') are: # taking life | + | The '''[[ten unwholesome actions]]''' or '''ten [[negative actions]]''' (Skt. ''[[daśākuśala]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[མི་དགེ་བ་བཅུ་]]}}, ''[[mi gé wa chu]]'', [[Wyl.]] ''[[mi dge ba bcu]]'') are: # taking [[life]] |
# taking what is not given | # taking what is not given | ||
| − | # sexual misconduct | + | # {{Wiki|sexual}} {{Wiki|misconduct}} |
# lying | # lying | ||
# sowing discord | # sowing discord | ||
| − | # harsh speech | + | # harsh {{Wiki|speech}} |
# idle gossip (or worthless chatter) | # idle gossip (or worthless chatter) | ||
# covetousness | # covetousness | ||
| − | # ill will (or wishing harm on others) | + | # [[ill will]] (or wishing harm on others) |
| − | # wrong views | + | # [[wrong views]] |
==Effects== | ==Effects== | ||
| − | ===Effects Similar to the Cause=== | + | ===Effects Similar to the [[Cause]]=== |
The ''[[Precious Garland]]'' says: | The ''[[Precious Garland]]'' says: | ||
| − | :By taking life, we will be short-lived. | + | :By taking [[life]], we will be short-lived. |
| − | :Violence will bring us lots of harm. | + | :[[Violence]] will bring us lots of harm. |
| − | :Through stealing, we will lack possessions. | + | :Through [[stealing]], we will lack possessions. |
| − | :Through adultery, we will face rivals. | + | :Through [[adultery]], we will face rivals. |
| − | :Through speaking falsely, we’ll face slander. | + | :Through {{Wiki|speaking}} falsely, we’ll face [[slander]]. |
:Divisive talk will separate us from our friends. | :Divisive talk will separate us from our friends. | ||
| − | :Harsh speech will mean hearing unpleasant words. | + | :Harsh {{Wiki|speech}} will mean hearing [[unpleasant]] words. |
| − | :Gossip will cause our speech to lack nobility. | + | :Gossip will [[cause]] our {{Wiki|speech}} to lack [[nobility]]. |
| − | :Covetousness will destroy our hopes. | + | :Covetousness will destroy our [[Wikipedia:Hope|hopes]]. |
| − | :Malice will bring us many fears. | + | :[[Malice]] will bring us many {{Wiki|fears}}. |
| − | :And wrong view will bring inferior beliefs. | + | :And [[wrong view]] will bring {{Wiki|inferior}} [[beliefs]]. |
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
| − | *Ten non-virtues (Dorje & Kapstein) | + | *[[Ten non-virtues]] ([[Dorje]] & [[Wikipedia:Matthew Kapstein|Kapstein]]) |
Revision as of 06:26, 1 April 2014
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
- taking what is not given
- sexual misconduct
- lying
- sowing discord
- harsh speech
- idle gossip (or worthless chatter)
- covetousness
- ill will (or wishing harm on others)
- 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
