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## Karmavipaka
## Text related to the Seven Deities
> "O Gautama! By having compassion for beings, by having mercy for beings, by having kindness for beings, by having compassion for beings, by not causing pain to many beings, by not causing sorrow, by not causing distress, by not causing torment, by not beating, by not causing suffering, a being accumulates the karma that leads to the seven deities." - Bhagavati, Chapter 7, Verse 6, Sutra 286
**Meaning:** O Gautama! By having compassion for beings, by having mercy for beings, by having kindness for beings, by having compassion for beings, by not causing pain to many beings, by not causing sorrow, by not causing distress, by not causing torment, by not beating, by not causing suffering, a being accumulates the karma that leads to the seven deities.
## Text from the Satyartha Sutra
> "Compassion for living beings, non-attachment, restraint, yoga, patience, and purity are the characteristics of the one who has attained the knowledge of the seven deities." - Satyartha Sutra, Chapter 6, Sutra 12 (4)
## Mohaniya Karma
> "There are two types of Mohaniya Karma: Darshanamohaniya and Charitramohaniya. The causes of Darshanamohaniya are as follows:
> "In five ways, beings accumulate the Durlabhavobdhi (Darshanamohaniya) karma: by speaking ill of the Arhats, by speaking ill of the Dharma taught by the Arhats, by speaking ill of the Ayariyauvazhā, by speaking ill of the Sangha of the four qualities, by speaking ill of the gods who are in seclusion." - Syananga, Chapter 5, Verse 2, Sutra 426
**Meaning:** In five ways, beings accumulate the Durlabhavobdhi (Darshanamohaniya) karma: by speaking ill of the Arhats, by speaking ill of the Dharma taught by the Arhats, by speaking ill of the Ayariyauvazhā, by speaking ill of the Sangha of the four qualities, by speaking ill of the gods who are in seclusion.