{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an10.47/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an10.47","id":"suttacentral_an10.47","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an10.47/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"At one time the Buddha was staying near Ves\u0101l\u012b, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof. Then Mah\u0101li the Licchavi went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: \u201cWhat is the cause, sir, what is the reason for doing bad deeds, for performing bad deeds?\u201d \u201cGreed is a cause, Mah\u0101li, greed is a reason for doing bad deeds, for performing bad deeds. Hate is a cause of bad deeds \u2026 Delusion is a cause of bad deeds \u2026 Irrational application of mind is the cause of bad deeds \u2026 A wrongly directed mind is a cause of bad deeds \u2026 This is the cause, Mah\u0101li, this is the reason for doing bad deeds, for performing bad deeds.\u201d \u201cWhat is the cause, sir, what is the reason for doing good deeds, for performing good deeds?\u201d \u201cContentment is a cause, Mah\u0101li, contentment is a reason for doing good deeds, for performing good deeds. Love is a cause of good deeds \u2026 Understanding is a cause of good deeds \u2026 Rational application of mind is the cause of good deeds \u2026 A rightly directed mind is a cause of good deeds \u2026 This is the cause, Mah\u0101li, this is the reason for doing good deeds, for performing good deeds. If these ten things were not found in the world, we wouldn\u2019t see either unprincipled and immoral conduct, or principled and moral conduct. But since these ten things are found in the world, we see both unprincipled and immoral conduct, and principled and moral conduct.\u201d","title":"With Mah\u0101li","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":262}