The Word of the Buddha Understanding Merit and Demerit
The Word of the BuddhaIV. The Path that Leads to the Extinction of Suffering
MN 9 ¶8
And what, friends, is the unwholesome, what is the root of the unwholesome, what is the wholesome, what is the root of the wholesome? Killing living beings, friends, is unwholesome, taking what is not given is unwholesome, sexual misconduct is unwholesome, false speech is unwholesome, divisive speech is unwholesome, harsh speech is unwholesome, frivolous chatter is unwholesome, craving is unwholesome, ill will is unwholesome, wrong view is unwholesome—this, friends, is called the unwholesome.
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