• Numbered Discourses 10.218 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 10.218
  • 21. The Body Born of Deeds 21. Karajakāyavagga

Intentional (2nd) DutiyasaƱcetanikasutta

ā€œMendicants, I don’t say that intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated are eliminated without being experienced. ā€œNāhaṁ, bhikkhave, saƱcetanikānaṁ kammānaṁ katānaṁ upacitānaṁ appaį¹­isaṁveditvā byantÄ«bhāvaṁ vadāmi, And that may be in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period. taƱca kho diį¹­į¹­heva dhamme upapajje vā apare vā pariyāye. But in any case, there is no making an end of suffering without experiencing intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated, I say. Na tvevāhaṁ, bhikkhave, saƱcetanikānaṁ kammānaṁ katānaṁ upacitānaṁ appaį¹­isaṁveditvā dukkhassantakiriyaṁ vadāmi.

Now, there are three kinds of corruption and failure of bodily action that have unskillful intention, with suffering as their outcome and result. Tatra, bhikkhave, tividhā kāyakammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasaƱcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti; There are four kinds of corruption and failure of verbal action that have unskillful intention, with suffering as their outcome and result. catubbidhā vacīkammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasaƱcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti; There are three kinds of corruption and failure of mental action that have unskillful intention, with suffering as their outcome and result. tividhā manokammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasaƱcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti.

And what are the three kinds of corruption and failure of bodily action? … KathaƱca, bhikkhave, tividhā kāyakammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasaƱcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti …pe… These are the three kinds of corruption and failure of bodily action. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tividhā kāyakammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasaƱcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti.

And what are the four kinds of corruption and failure of verbal action? … KathaƱca, bhikkhave, catubbidhā vacÄ«kammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasaƱcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti …pe… These are the four kinds of corruption and failure of verbal action. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catubbidhā vacÄ«kammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasaƱcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti.

And what are the three kinds of corruption and failure of mental action? … KathaƱca, bhikkhave, tividhā manokammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasaƱcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti …pe… These are the three kinds of corruption and failure of mental action. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tividhā manokammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasaƱcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti.

When their body breaks up, after death, sentient beings are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell because of these three kinds of corruption and failure of bodily action, these four kinds of corruption and failure of verbal action, or these three kinds of corruption and failure of mental action that have unskillful intention, with suffering as their outcome and result. TividhakāyakammantasandosabyāpattiakusalasaƱcetanikāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjanti, catubbidhavacÄ«kammanta …pe… tividhamanokammantasandosabyāpattiakusalasaƱcetanikāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjanti.

I don’t say that intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated are eliminated without being experienced. Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, saƱcetanikānaṁ kammānaṁ katānaṁ upacitānaṁ appaį¹­isaṁveditvā byantÄ«bhāvaṁ vadāmi, And that may be in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period. taƱca kho diį¹­į¹­heva dhamme upapajje vā apare vā pariyāye. But in any case, there is no making an end of suffering without experiencing intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated, I say. Na tvevāhaṁ, bhikkhave, saƱcetanikānaṁ kammānaṁ katānaṁ upacitānaṁ appaį¹­isaṁveditvā dukkhassantakiriyaṁ vadāmi.

Now, there are three kinds of successful bodily action that have skillful intention, with happiness as their outcome and result. Tatra kho, bhikkhave, tividhā kāyakammantasampatti kusalasaƱcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti; There are four kinds of successful verbal action that have skillful intention, with happiness as their outcome and result. catubbidhā vacīkammantasampatti kusalasaƱcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti; There are three kinds of successful mental action that have skillful intention, with happiness as their outcome and result. tividhā manokammantasampatti kusalasaƱcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti.

And what are the three kinds of successful bodily action? … KathaƱca, bhikkhave, tividhā kāyakammantasampatti kusalasaƱcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti …pe… These are the three kinds of successful bodily action. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tividhā kāyakammantasampatti kusalasaƱcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti.

And what are the four kinds of successful verbal action? … KathaƱca, bhikkhave, catubbidhā vacÄ«kammantasampatti kusalasaƱcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti …pe… These are the four kinds of successful verbal action. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catubbidhā vacÄ«kammantasampatti kusalasaƱcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti.

And what are the three kinds of successful mental action? … KathaƱca, bhikkhave, tividhā manokammantasampatti kusalasaƱcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti …pe… These are the three kinds of successful mental action. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tividhā manokammantasampatti kusalasaƱcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti.

When their body breaks up, after death, sentient beings are reborn in a good place, in heaven because of these three kinds of successful bodily action, these four kinds of successful verbal action, or these three kinds of successful mental action that have skillful intention, with happiness as their outcome and result. ā€¦ā€ TividhakāyakammantasampattikusalasaƱcetanikāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti; catubbidhavacÄ«kammantasampatti …pe… tividhamanokammantasampattikusalasaƱcetanikāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti …pe…

Aṭṭhamaṁ.