Related:: [[Kamma]] # Puñña & Pāpa (Merit and De-merit) ![[Dhp - 14. Buddhavagga#^sabba-papassa]] ## Do Good Fast!! Else Evil takes over! ![[Dhp - 9. Pāpavagga#^rush-to-do-good]] ## 3 Grounds for Making Merits > [!tldr] 3 Grounds — In Puññakiriyavatthusutta ([AN8.36](https://suttacentral.net/an8.36/en/sujato)) > “Mendicants, there are these three grounds for making merit. > _“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, puññakiriyavatthūni._ > > What three? > _Katamāni tīṇi?_ > > **Giving (1)**, **ethical conduct (2)**, and **==meditation== (3)** are all grounds for making merit. > _**==Dānamayaṁ==** puññakiriyavatthu, **==sīlamayaṁ==** puññakiriyavatthu, **==bhāvanāmayaṁ==** puññakiriyavatthu._ ![[Killing#5 Punna Papa Apuñña for Killing]] ## 5 Apuñña for Killing ![[Killing#^5-apunna]] ## Notes ![[(2022-09-13) {Vilas YouTube} (Series) Prison break through Yoga#^46dd52]] ## Suttas - [[AN8.54 Dīghajāṇusutta]] - [[Dhp - 9. Pāpavagga]] ([dhp116-128](https://suttacentral.net/dhp116-128/en/sujato)) - AN8.36 Puññakiriyavatthusutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an8.36/en/sujato))