Prāṇātipāta

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prāṇātipāta (P. pāṇātipāta; T. srog gcod pa; C. sha[sheng] 殺[生]). Literally, "killing," "taking life." Taking the life of living creatures. The first of the ten unwholesome courses of action (akuśalakarmapatha ).[1][2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Internet-icon.svg srog gcod pa, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
  2. ↑ Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. List of lists, "ten unwholesome courses of action"
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