Ten Ways of Performing Deeds Dasakammapathasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element: “Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. those who kill living creatures with those who kill living creatures, Pāṇātipātino pāṇātipātīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; those who steal … adinnādāyino …pe… commit sexual misconduct … kāmesumicchācārino … lie … musāvādino … backbite … pisuṇavācā … speak harshly … pharusavācā … talk nonsense … samphappalāpino samphappalāpīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; are covetous … abhijjhāluno abhijjhālūhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; are malicious … byāpannacittā byāpannacittehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; have wrong view … micchādiṭṭhikā micchādiṭṭhikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.

Those who refrain from killing living creatures … Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā pāṇātipātā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; who refrain from stealing … adinnādānā paṭiviratā …pe… who refrain from sexual misconduct … kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā … who refrain from lying … musāvādā paṭiviratā … who refrain from backbiting … pisuṇāya vācāya … who refrain from harsh speech … pharusāya vācāya … who refrain from talking nonsense … samphappalāpā paṭiviratā samphappalāpā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; are not covetous … anabhijjhāluno anabhijjhālūhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; are not malicious … abyāpannacittā abyāpannacittehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; have right view with those who have right view.” sammādiṭṭhikā sammādiṭṭhikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.