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The Buddha teaches on skillful, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 10.180 Skillful

“Kusalañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi akusalañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… katamañca, bhikkhave, akusalaṁ? Pāṇātipāto …pe… micchādiṭṭhi— idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, akusalaṁ.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, kusalaṁ? Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… sammādiṭṭhi— idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kusalan”ti.

Tatiyaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Kusalañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi akusalañca.

“I will teach you the skillful and the unskillful …

Taṁ suṇātha …pe…

katamañca, bhikkhave, akusalaṁ?

And what is the unskillful?

Pāṇātipāto …pe…

Killing living creatures …

micchādiṭṭhi—

wrong view.

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, akusalaṁ.

This is called the unskillful.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, kusalaṁ?

And what is the skillful?

Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe…

Not killing living creatures …

sammādiṭṭhi—

right view.

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kusalan”ti.

This is called the skillful.”

Tatiyaṁ.

Qualities:

Right view

Right view

☀️ bright quality

View that is in line with the Dhamma — teachings of the Buddha that point to the nature of reality, the ultimate truth.

Also known as: right understanding, right belief, view that is inline with the Dhamma
Pāli: sammādiṭṭhi
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Slaughtering

Slaughtering

☁️ dark quality

The deliberate killing of a living being, carried out with the intention of ending its life while disregarding its natural drive to continue living.

Also known as: killing, murdering, taking life
Pāli: pāṇātipāta
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Unwholesome

Unwholesome

☁️ dark quality

Conducive to or suggestive of poor health and mental well-being.

Also known as: blameworthy, unhealthy, unskillful, unbeneficial, karmically unprofitable
Pāli: akusala
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Wholesome

Wholesome

☀️ bright quality

Conducive to or suggestive of good health and mental well-being.

Also known as: blameless, skillful, beneficial, good, useful, healthy, nourishing, sustaining
Pāli: kusala
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Wrong view

Wrong view

☁️ dark quality

A distorted understanding that sees permanence in the impermanent, satisfaction in the unsatisfactory, or self in the not-self. Wrong view guides action by delusion, obscuring cause and effect, and closes the door to wisdom and release.

Also known as: distorted or inverted perception, untrue view, false belief
Pāli: micchādiṭṭhi
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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