84000 Glossary of Terms
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མི་དགེ་བ། | Glossary of Terms
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མི་དགེ་བ།
- mi dge ba
- akuśala
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Publications: 2
Translation by Mattia Salvini
- nonvirtuous
- མི་དགེ་བ།
- mi dge ba
- akuśala
The opposite of “virtuous.”
Translation by Zsuzsa Majer
- nonvirtuous deed
- མི་དགེ་བ།
- mi dge ba
- akuśala
There are ten nonvirtuous deeds, being the opposites of the ten virtuous deeds. The three physical misdeeds are killing, taking what is not given, and engaging in sexual misconduct. The four verbal misdeeds are lying, divisive talk, harsh speech, and gossiping. The three mental misdeeds are covetousness, ill will, and false views.