Kamma-patha: 'course of action', is a name for the group of 10 kinds of either disadvantageous or advantageous actions, viz. I. The tenfold disadvantageous courses of action akusala-kamma-patha * 3 bodily actions: 1: killing, 2: stealing, 3: unlawful sexual intercourse; * 4 verbal actions: 4: lying, 5: slandering, 6: rude speech, 7: gossip; * 3 mental actions: 8: covetousness, 9: ill-will, 10: wrong views. II. The tenfold advantageous course of action kusala-kamma-patha Both lists occur repeatedly, e.g. in A. X, 28, 176; M. 9; they are explained in detail in M. 114.