A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

15: Deeds
Dhp 246-7 Pañca-Upāsakavatthu
The Result of not Keeping the Precepts
Laymen are arguing as to which of the precepts is
hardest to keep. The Buddha tells them they all
are hard, but explains further.
291. Yo pāṇam-atipāteti, musāvādañ-ca bhāsati,
Loke adinnaṁ ādiyati, paradārañ-ca gacchati,
292. Surāmerayapānañ-ca yo naro anuyuñjati,
Idhevam-eso lokasmiṁ, mūlaṁ khaṇati attano.
He who kills a living being,
And speaks a word that is not true,
Who takes from what is not given,
And who goes to another's wife,
That person who is devoted
To drinking liquor, beer and wines,
Digs up his own root in the world.
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