A misdeed may consist up to four steps.  The severity of the misdeed depends on number of steps done and the effort expended at each step.

• Premeditation in thoughts, "I will do this misdeed."
• The deliberate engagement in the act and pursing it with effort (planning to carry out the act).
• Performing the act.
• Rejoice and without regrets after the act.

1. Killing, the taking of life
2. Stealing, Taking which is not given
3. Sexual Misconduct

1. Lying, stating something which is untrue.
2. Instigation, speech which cause division between friends, relatives, etc.
3. Gossip,
4. Harsh words

1. Covetousness
2. Ill will
3. Wrong Views

1. There are three type of killing corresponding to the three poisons.
• Killing resulting from desire (Killing living beings because the desire for their possessions such as killing an animal for its meat).
• Killing resulting from anger (Murder because of ill intention).
• Killing resulting from delusion (Kill without intention such as accidentally stepping on ants).
2. The consequences of killing
• When the fruit of ill-karma ripens, the killer will likely be reborn as hungry ghost if he killed out of desire. The killer will likely be rebound in hell if he killed out anger.  The killer will most likely rebound as animal if he killed out of delusion.
• Even if the killer is rebound as human in the next life, the killer will have shorten life span and numerous sicknesses.  This is consequence of the "dominate action" of killing in the current life.
• In future lives, the killer will again take delight in the act of killing because of the killer's current habitual tendency.

1. Type of stealing
• Stealing through force (robbery)
• Stealing through concealment
• Stealing through deceit ("cooking the books").
2. The consequence of the act of stealing
• When fruit of ill-karma ripens, the perpetrator reborn into the three lower realms depending on the severity of the theft.
• If reborn as human being, the perpetrator will have few possessions and be frequently victimized by thievery and robbery.  The consequence of having committing the nonvirtuous act in the previous life.
• In the future lives, perpetrator will again take delight in taking what is not given as result from his current habitual tendency.

1. Types of sexual misconduct.
• Intercourse with Improper person
• One should not have intercourse with someone under a king's guardianship, such as his queen.
• One should not have intercourse with someone prohibited by the law.
• One should not have intercourse with someone under the parental guardianship (someone is under parental guardianship when residing in his/her parents' home).
• One should not have intercourse with someone (e.g., a relative) which is morally indecent.
• One should not have intercourse with someone under the guardianship of the sacred Dharma such as a monk/nun.
• One should not perform masturbation.
(Under the following circumstances, intercourse with one's rightful spouse is sexual misconduct)
• Intercourse at inappropriate time:  One should not have intercourse at inappropriate time such as during daylight hours, on the night of full moon, on the night of new moon and on the eighth day of each lunar month.
• Intercourse at inappropriate location:  One should not have intercourse at inappropriate location such as in the presence of a shrine for the three jewels.
• One should not have intercourse at an inappropriate orifice.
2. The consequence of sexual misconduct
• With ripening of ill karma, perpetrator is reborn into the lower three realms.  Even perpetrator take rebirth in the higher realm, the perpetrator and his spouse will be in disharmony (fighting, etc.).
• The offender's helpers, spouses, etc. in future lives will be unresponsive and show signs of ingratitude.
• In future lives, the offender will continue to take pleasure in sexual misconduct.  This is consequence of offender's tendency for sexual misconduct developed in the current life.

1. Type of Lying
• Lies that neither benefit nor harm.
• Lies that do benefit or harm such as benefiting one person while harming another.
• Lies of having achieving religious attainment when one has not.
2. The consequences of lying
• When the ill-karma ripens, the perpetrator fall into lower three realms (depending on severity of transgressions).
• Even if reborn as human being, other people will find the perpetrator to be verbally unpersuasive.  The consequence of having telling falsehood in the current life.
• In future lives, the perpetrator would again take delight in telling lies.

1. Type of Divisive talk
• Public divisible talk, speaking directly to someone's face.
• Indirect divisive talk by hinting or leading  in roundabout way.
• Private divisive talk by talking to other individually.
2. The consequences of divisive talk
• When the ill-karma ripens, the offender reborn into the three lower realm (the destination is dependent on severity of transgression).
• Even if reborn as a human, one will have few friends and many argument in future lives.  He/she will always have many regrets and be disliked by everyone.  The person's words will not be trusted.
• In future lives, the perpetrator will take delight in divisive talk again because of the habitual tendency developed in the current life.

1. Type of Idle Gossip
• shamanistic incantation.
• storytelling and word games
• bantering conversion.
2. The consequences of Idle Gossip
• When the ill-karma ripens, the offender reborn into the three lower realms
• If reborn as human being, the offender's speech will be undignified, babbling and unconnected.
• In future lives, the offender will take pleasure in idle gossip again because of the habitual tendency to engage in idle gossip in the current life.

1. Type of Harsh words
• Verbally exposing someone's faults in public
• Hurting someone indirectly
• Verbally spreading information in private that will hurt another person.
2. The consequence of harsh words
• When the ill-karma ripens, the offender is reborn in the three lower realms.
• If reborn as human being, the offender's speech will be offensive to other and will always aggravate them.
• In future lives, the offender will  be fond of speaking harsh words because of the habitual tendency developed in the current life.

1. Type of Covetousness
• Refraining from giving away your own possession.
• Desiring to make other's possession belong to yourself.
• Attachment to something excellent that belongs to neither oneself nor others.
2. The Consequences of Covetousness
• When the ill-karma ripens, the offender is reborn into three lower realm
• If reborn as human being, the offender will be born in unpleasant area where there is hunger and thirst.
• In the future lives, the offender will take pleasure in covetousness again because of the habitual tendency developed in the current life.

1. Types of Ill-will
• Ill-will resulting from anger
• Ill-will resulting from resentment
• Ill-will resulting from jealousy
2. The consequences of Ill-will
• When the ill-karma ripens, the offender is reborn into the lower three realms.
• If reborn as human beings, others would unjustifiably hostile toward the offender. The offender will also constantly have enemies and dealing with lawsuits.
• In future lives, the offender will develop a malicious frame of mind.

1. Types of wrong view
• holding non-buddhist beliefs of eternalism or nihilism.
• wrong view of holding a rule or ritual to be paramount such as "asceticism of dogs and chickens."
• wrong view of holding the belief of the "transitory collection."
2. The consequences of wrong view
• When the ill-karma ripens, the offender is reborn in three lower realms
• If reborn as human being, the offender would be born into area governed by uncivilized tribe and the offender would not even hear the name of three jewels.
• The habitual tendencies of holding wrong view will solidify, and the offender will enjoy fond of holding wrong view in future lives.