淨名經集解關中疏 2.327
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"This is killing, and this is the retribution for killing. This is taking what is not given, and this is the retribution for taking what is not given. This is sexual misconduct, and this is the retribution for sexual misconduct. This is false speech, and this is the retribution for false speech. This is divisive speech, and this is the retribution for divisive speech. This is harsh speech, and this is the retribution for harsh speech. This is meaningless speech, and this is the retribution for meaningless speech. This is covetousness, and this is the retribution for covetousness. This is ill will, and this is the retribution for ill will. This is wrong view, and this is the retribution for wrong view." (Second, not committing the ten unwholesome actions constitutes the karmic retribution of the ten wholesome actions, leading to rebirth in the desire heavens, called the heavenly vehicle. If one further cultivates dhyāna concentration, one is reborn in the form realm heavens. Divisive speech means words that alienate. Regarding meaningless speech, Kumārajīva says: "The foreign text says: 'miscellaneous talk'. Whenever verbal karma is generated not for goodness or nirvāṇa, it is all called miscellaneous talk.")
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