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'''Kammapatha''', in [[Buddhism]], refers to the ten wholesome and unwholesome courses of action ([[Karma in Buddhism|karma]]). | '''Kammapatha''', in [[Buddhism]], refers to the ten wholesome and unwholesome courses (or paths) of action{{sfn|Tsong-kha-pa|2000|pp=214-246}} ([[Karma in Buddhism|karma]]). | ||
Among the ten in the two sets, three are bodily, four are verbal, and three are mental. The ten courses of unwholesome kamma may be listed as follows, divided by way of their doors of expression: | Among the ten in the two sets, three are bodily, four are verbal, and three are mental. The ten courses of unwholesome kamma may be listed as follows, divided by way of their doors of expression: | ||
''Three of Body'' | |||
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|Destroying life | |||
|Stealing | |||
|Sexual Misconduct | |||
}} | |||
''Four of Speech'' | |||
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|False Speech | |||
|Divisive Speech | |||
|Offensive Speech | |||
|Senseless Speech | |||
}} | |||
''Three of Mind'' | |||
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|Covetousness | |||
|Malice | |||
|Wrong view | |||
}} | |||
The ten courses of wholesome kamma are the opposites of these: abstaining from the first seven courses of unwholesome kamma, being free from covetousness and | The ten courses of wholesome kamma are the opposites of these: abstaining from the first seven courses of unwholesome kamma, being free from covetousness and malice, and holding right view. Though the seven cases of abstinence are exercised entirely by the mind and do not necessarily entail overt action, they are still designated wholesome bodily and verbal action because they center on the control of the faculties of body and speech. <ref>[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/waytoend.html The Noble Eightfold Path by Bhikkhu Bodhi]</ref> | ||
Je Tsongkhapa mentions that, while the first seven (those of body and speech) are paths of action (karma-patha) and actions (karma), the three of the mind are karma-patha but they are not actions (karma) as they culminate in intentions. While intentions are actions, they are not karma-patha.{{sfn|Tsong-kha-pa|2000|p=227}} | |||
== Further reading == | |||
* {{cite book |last= Tsong-kha-pa |author-link= Je Tsongkhapa |translator=Lamrim Chenmo Translation Committee |editor=Joshua Cutler |editor2=Guy Newland |title= The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, Volume I|year=2000|publisher= Snow Lion |location= Canada |isbn= 1-55939-152-9 }} | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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