Five crimes with immediate retribution

Five crimes with immediate retribution (Tib. མཚམས་མེད་པ་ལྔ་, tsam mepa nga, Wyl. mtshams med pa lnga):

1. killing one's father
2. killing one's mother
3. killing an arhat
4. maliciously drawing blood from the body of a tathagata
5. creating a schism in the sangha

See also the five actions similar to those with immediate retribution

Alternative translations

• Five boundless crimes
• Five heinous acts (Geshe Thupten Jinpa)
• Five inexpiable acts
• Five sins of immediate effect (Padmakara)
• Five inexpiable crimes (84.000, Padmakara Translation Group)