Intention
24/06/2010 18:00
' Intention, I tell you, is kamma. Intending, one does kamma by way of body, speech, & mind.'
AN 6.63 Nibbedhika Sutta: Penetrative
(…) Cetanāhaṃ bhikkhave kammaṃ vadāmi, cetayitvā kammaṃ karoti kāyena vācāya manasā (…)
Cetanā (nom. sg.)
ahaṃ = I
bhikkhave (voc. pl.) = bhikkhus
kammaṃ (nom. sg.) = kamma
vadāmi = I say
cetayitvā = intending
kammaṃ (acc. sg.) karoti = one does kamma
kāyena (inst. sg.) vācāya (inst. sg.) manasā (inst. sg.) = by body, speech and mind