micchācāra

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

micchā + cāra

Noun

micchācāra n

  1. misconduct
    • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
      Kāmesu micchācārā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
      I observe the precept of abstaining from sexual misconduct.

Declension

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “micchā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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