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[Full title: Wrong Livelihood (尘颈肠肠丑腻-腻箩墨惫补) (1) Wrong Livelihood in Five Kinds of Business]

In the context of the Buddha鈥檚 teachings, a fine line may separate 鈥渨rong鈥� livelihood from 鈥渞ight鈥� livelihood. Right livelihood is respectable, honourable and, most of all, harmless. Two people could be in the same position but if one performs the work honestly and in good faith and the other dishonestly, only the first is practicing right livelihood. The question of whether work is wholesome or unwholesome is not only intrinsic to the job itself, but is determined by all the expenditure or expense, both for the worker and for everyone else affected.

According to the exposition of the Buddha, there are five kinds of goods or five ways of trading which should not be engaged in trade or commerce. It is mentioned in 痴腻峁噄箩箩腻 Sutta of A峁単uttara Nik膩ya.

They can be seen as follow:鈥�

鈥�Pa帽cim膩, bhikkhave, 惫补峁噄箩箩腻 up膩sakena akara峁嚹珁膩. Katam膩 辫补帽肠补?
Sattha惫补峁噄箩箩腻, satta惫补峁噄箩箩腻, ma峁僺a惫补峁噄箩箩腻, majja惫补峁噄箩箩腻, visa惫补峁噄箩箩腻鈥搃m膩 kho, bhikkhave, 辫补帽肠补 惫补峁噄箩箩腻 up膩sakena akara峁嚹珁膩鈥漷i.

鈥淢onks, these five trades ought not to be plied by a lay-disciple. What five? Trade in weapons, trade in human beings, trade in flesh, trade in spirit and trade in poison. Verily, monks, these five trades ought not to be plied by a lay-disciple.鈥�^[1]

(1) Trading in weapons,
(2) Trading in human beings,
(3) Trading in flesh,
(4) Trading in spirit, and
(5) Trading in poison.

These five ways of trading or business are prohibited in Buddhism but some people do this business. This is the reason that they cannot follow the teaching of the religions. So they do this business for their earning living or livelihood. Whether these businesses are good or bad is depend upon the individual conviction, opinion, outlook, etc. Nevertheless, there are good or bad consequences of his evil deeds of actions in terms of Law of Kamma.

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[1]:

An. II, P. 183. Pali Text Society III, P. 208.