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X. Dasaka-Nipāta
XVII: Jāṇussoṇi-Vagga
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
X. The Book of the Tens
XVII: Jāṇussoṇi
Sutta 174
Kamma-Nidāna Suttaṁ
Due to Lust, Malice and Delusion
Translated from the Pali by F. L. Woodward, M.A.
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Once the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," they replied, and the Exalted One said:
"Monks, the taking of life is threefold, I declare.
It is due to lust, malice and delusion.
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Taking what is not given is threefold, I declare.
It is due to lust, malice and delusion.
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Wrong conduct in sexual desires is threefold, I declare.
It is due to lust, malice and delusion.
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Falsehood is threefold, I declare.
It is due to lust, malice and delusion.
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Spiteful speech is threefold, I declare.
It is due to lust, malice and delusion.
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Bitter speech is threefold, I declare.
It is due to lust, malice and delusion.
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Idle babble is threefold, I declare.
It is due to lust, malice and delusion.
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Coveting is threefold, I declare.
It is due to lust, malice and delusion.
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Harmfulness is threefold, I declare.
It is due to lust, malice and delusion.
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Wrong view is threefold, I declare.
It is due to lust, malice and delusion.
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Thus, monks, lust is the coming-to-be of a chain of causal [175] action.[1]
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Malice, monks, lust is the coming-to-be of a chain of causal action.
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Delusion, monks, is the coming-to-be of a chain of causal action.
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By destroying lust,
comes the breaking up of the chain of causal action;
by destroying malice,
comes the breaking up of the chain of causal action;
by destroying delusion,
comes the breaking up of the chain of causal action."
[1] Kamma-niddnā-sambhava; cf. A. i, 134 = G.S. i, 117, etc.
