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Viyahapannatti 3.3.178

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3.3.178

At that time, in that period, there was a city named Rājagṛha, up to the assembly departed.
At that time, in that period, the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra’s disciple, the homeless ascetic named Maṇḍitaputra, naturally noble, up to while attending upon him, spoke thus: “How many actions, Venerable Sir, have been expounded?”
“Maṇḍitaputra, five actions have been expounded, namely: bodily action, instrumental action, hostile action, tormenting action, and life-depriving action.”
“Of how many kinds, Venerable Sir, is bodily action expounded to be?”
“Maṇḍitaputra, it is expounded to be of two kinds, namely: action of an unrestrained body and action of a misdirected body.”
“Of how many kinds, Venerable Sir, is instrumental action expounded to be?”
“Maṇḍitaputra, it is expounded to be of two kinds, namely: action through combination of instruments and action through manufacture of instruments.”
“Of how many kinds, Venerable Sir, is hostile action expounded to be?”
“Maṇḍitaputra, it is expounded to be of two kinds, namely: hostility toward living beings and hostility toward non-living things.”
“Of how many kinds, Venerable Sir, is tormenting action expounded to be?”
“Maṇḍitaputra, it is expounded to be of two kinds, namely: tormenting by one's own hand and tormenting by another's hand.”
“Of how many kinds, Venerable Sir, is life-depriving action expounded to be?”
“Maṇḍitaputra, it is expounded to be of two kinds, namely: depriving of life by one's own hand and depriving of life by another's hand.”

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