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

AN 10.181 Beneficial

“Atthañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi anatthañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… katamo ca, bhikkhave, anattho? Pāṇātipāto …pe… micchādiṭṭhi— ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anattho.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, attho? Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… sammādiṭṭhi— ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, attho”ti.

Catutthaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Atthañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi anatthañca.

“I will teach you the beneficial and the harmful. …

Taṁ suṇātha …pe…

katamo ca, bhikkhave, anattho?

And what is the harmful?

Pāṇātipāto …pe…

Killing living creatures …

micchādiṭṭhi—

wrong view.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anattho.

This is called the harmful.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, attho?

And what is the beneficial?

Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe…

Not killing living creatures …

sammādiṭṭhi—

right view.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, attho”ti.

This is called the beneficial.”

Catutthaṁ.

Qualities:

Harm

Harm

☁️ dark quality

Intention or action that causes injury or suffering to oneself or others. It arises from aversion and heedlessness and destroys trust and safety. The opposite of non-harm, it obscures compassion and leads to regret.

Also known as: injury causing behavior, destructiveness, bad, evil
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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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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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