Mahāli the Licchaviperson
1 discourse
The Licchavi aristocrat of Vesālī who asked about the roots of bad and good kamma, greed, hate, delusion, and a wandering mind, and their opposites (AN 10.47); heard of the seven vows by which Sakka won lordship of the gods in a former life (SN 11.13); and received the five aggregates as the field for insight (SN 22.60).
Discourses
The Buddha explains to Mahāli that bad kamma is rooted in greed, hatred, delusion, superficial attention, and a wrongly directed mind. Good kamma stems from their opposites, including radical attention, which together distinguish unrighteous conduct from righteous conduct.
PTS 5.86