Factors of Sīla: Pāṇātipātā

Q & A
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Hi There,

I have a question about factors of Pāṇātipātā.
Many resources that I found, said that Pāṇātipātā have Factors:

  1. Pāṇa (There’s a being)
  2. Pāṇāsaññita (Knowing that being is alive)
  3. Cetanā (There’s intention)
  4. Vadhakacittaṁ (Intention to kill)
  5. Upakano (Action to kill)
  6. Tenamaranaṁ (The being is died by that act)

But I cannot find the Sutta that said this,
Anyone here could give me a hint?

PS: Sorry about my bad english grammar :frowning:

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maybe it’s from Vinaya, but might as well be post-canonical

there’re also lists of conditions for other types of misconduct

http://www.myanmarnet.net/nibbana/notes2.htm

or in “The Buddha and His Teaching” by Narada

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Usually such matters are discussed in most detail in the Vinaya, as noted by LXNDR. There are a number of rules that deal with killing:

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Thanks LXNDR

But the link you provide did not mention the Sutta or Vinaya sources in its content
Are that factors ever mentioned in the commentary?

5

Thanks Bhante,

I See.
If it was unintentional , then no offence.
But how about the Kamma?
Is the killer (unintentionally) still going to get his Vipaka on this case?

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what disappointed me is that intentional killing of an animal isn’t punished by expulsion from the Sangha

so there’s a devaluation of animal’s life in comparison to human’s

…

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That’s true. And there’s also no distinction between squatting a mosquito and, say, shooting an elephant or a monkey.

In terms of the gradations of ethical severity, the Vinaya is a blunt instrument.