Five crimes with immediate retribution 五無間罪

Five crimes with immediate retribution (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)