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སྡོམ་མིན
non-vow. DKC

non-virtuous vow [IW]

ji srid 'tsho'i mtha' can mi dge ba la zhugs pa 'Negative vow' means [to pledge] to engage in nonvirtue for as long as one is alive. [RY]

nonvirtuous vow; mi dge ba [RY]

Discussion

An oath or commitment to do non-virtue. The word literally means "not bound," in the sense that the person who has a non-vow is not bound or committed to do virtue--quite the opposite. Examples of non-vows include executioners, slaughterers, hunters, fishermen, thieves, prostitutes and so forth. DKC