[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法界次第初門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925) › 1.202 # 法界次第初門 1.202 法界次第初門 1.202 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.202](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.1.202) 次十惡而辨十善者，若人能知惡是乖理之行故，現在、將來由斯招苦，則必須息惡行善，可以來世永致清升之樂果，是以次十惡而明十善也。但十善有二種：一止、二行。止則但止前惡，不惱於他；行則修行勝德，利安一切。此二通稱善者，善以順理為義，息倒歸真，故云順理。止則息於重倒之惡，行則漸歸勝道之善，故止、行二種皆名為善。或加以道名，以能通至樂果也。 > The reason the ten wholesome actions are distinguished next after the ten unwholesome actions is that if a person can know that evil is conduct deviating from the principle, by which suffering is incurred in the present and the future, they must cease evil and practice good, whereby they may permanently attain the pleasant fruit of pure elevation in future lives; therefore, the ten wholesome actions are clarified next after the ten unwholesome actions. However, the ten wholesome actions are of two kinds: first, cessation; second, performance. In cessation, one merely puts an end to the previous evils and does not distress others; in performance, one cultivates superior virtues and benefits and brings peace to all. These two are collectively termed 'wholesome' because 'wholesome' has the meaning of according with the principle: putting an end to inversion and returning to truth is called according with the principle. Cessation puts an end to the evil of heavy inversion; performance gradually returns to the good of the superior path. Therefore, both kinds—cessation and performance—are called wholesome. Or the name 'course' (path) is added to them because they can lead to pleasant fruits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.201](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.1.201) - [Next: 1.203](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.1.203) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925~en-mt.1.202) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [維摩經略疏垂裕記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.3.131) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.1.202](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.1.202) · Pramāṇa