The Ten Evils

Japanese: 十悪 - じゅうあく

〘Noun〙① In the pre-Taika period, ten types of crimes that were punished particularly severely as they disrupted the order of national society. A general term for rebellion, high treason, conspiracy, wickedness, immorality, great disrespect, disfily, unfriendship, injustice, and civil war . Based on the laws of the Sui and Tang dynasties in China. [Tang Six Classics - Shangshu Judges Section]② Buddhist language. Ten types of evil created by the three actions of body, speech, and mind. A general term for the "three actions of body " of killing, stealing , and adultery , the " four actions of mouth" of lying, double-tonguing , slandering, and idle talk, and the "three actions of mind" of greed, anger , and wrong views. The ten evil actions. ※ Commentary on the Sutra of Wisdom (611), Chapter on Lamenting the Buddha's True Merit, "Avoiding _One Twenty Evils _" [Book of the Southern Qi Dynasty - Treatise on the Tradition of Gao Yi]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 大化前代、国家社会の秩序を乱すものとして、特に重く罰せられた一〇種の罪。謀反、謀大逆、謀叛、悪逆、不道、大不敬、不孝、不睦、不義、内乱の総称。中国の隋、唐の律によっている。〔唐六典‐尚書刑部〕② 仏語。身、口、意の三業(さんごう)が作る一〇種の罪悪。すなわち、殺生(せっしょう)・偸盗(ちゅうとう)・邪淫(じゃいん)の「身三」、妄語(もうご)・両舌(りょうぜつ)・悪口(あっく)・綺語(きご)の「口四」、貪欲(とんよく)・瞋恚(しんい)・邪見(じゃけん)の「意三」の総称。十悪業。※勝鬘経義疏（611）歎仏真実功徳章「離為_二十悪_一」〔南斉書‐高逸伝論〕

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