- Numbered Discourses 3.119 Aį¹ guttara NikÄya 3.119
- 12. Bound for Loss 12. ÄpÄyikavagga
Action Kammantasutta
āMendicants, there are three failures. āTisso imÄ, bhikkhave, vipattiyo. What three? KatamÄ tisso? Failure in action, livelihood, and view. Kammantavipatti, ÄjÄ«vavipatti, diį¹į¹hivipatti.
And what is failure in action? KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, kammantavipatti? Itās when someone kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, and uses speech thatās false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pÄį¹ÄtipÄtÄ« hoti ā¦pe⦠samphappalÄpÄ« hoti. This is called āfailure in actionā. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammantavipatti.
And what is failure in livelihood? KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, ÄjÄ«vavipatti? Itās when a noble disciple has wrong livelihood and earns a living by wrong livelihood. Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchÄÄjÄ«vo hoti, micchÄÄjÄ«vena jÄ«vikaį¹ kappeti. This is called āfailure in livelihoodā. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, ÄjÄ«vavipatti.
And what is failure in view? KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, diį¹į¹hivipatti? Itās when someone has wrong view, a distorted perspective, such as: Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchÄdiį¹į¹hiko hoti viparÄ«tadassano: āThereās no meaning in giving, sacrifice, or offerings. Thereās no fruit or result of good and bad deeds. Thereās no afterlife. Thereās no such thing as mother and father, or beings that are reborn spontaneously. And thereās no ascetic or brahmin who is rightly comported and rightly practiced, and who describes the afterlife after realizing it with their own insight.ā ānatthi dinnaį¹, natthi yiį¹į¹haį¹ ā¦pe⦠ye imaƱca lokaį¹ paraƱca lokaį¹ sayaį¹ abhiĆ±Ć±Ä sacchikatvÄ pavedentÄ«āti. This is called āfailure in viewā. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, diį¹į¹hivipatti. These are the three failures. ImÄ kho, bhikkhave, tisso vipattiyoti.
There are three accomplishments. Tisso imÄ, bhikkhave, sampadÄ. What three? KatamÄ tisso? Accomplishment in action, livelihood, and view. KammantasampadÄ, ÄjÄ«vasampadÄ, diį¹į¹hisampadÄ.
And what is accomplishment in action? KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, kammantasampadÄ? Itās when someone doesnāt kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or use speech thatās false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pÄį¹ÄtipÄtÄ paį¹ivirato hoti ā¦pe⦠samphappalÄpÄ paį¹ivirato hoti. This is called āaccomplishment in actionā. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammantasampadÄ.
And what is accomplishment in livelihood? KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, ÄjÄ«vasampadÄ? Itās when a noble disciple has right livelihood and earns a living by right livelihood. Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammÄÄjÄ«vo hoti, sammÄÄjÄ«vena jÄ«vikaį¹ kappeti. This is called āaccomplishment in livelihoodā. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, ÄjÄ«vasampadÄ.
And what is accomplishment in view? KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, diį¹į¹hisampadÄ? Itās when someone has right view, an undistorted perspective, such as: Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammÄdiį¹į¹hiko hoti aviparÄ«tadassano: āThere is meaning in giving, sacrifice, and offerings. There are fruits and results of good and bad deeds. There is an afterlife. There are such things as mother and father, and beings that are reborn spontaneously. And there are ascetics and brahmins who are rightly comported and rightly practiced, and who describe the afterlife after realizing it with their own insight.ā āatthi dinnaį¹, atthi yiį¹į¹haį¹ ā¦pe⦠ye imaƱca lokaį¹ paraƱca lokaį¹ sayaį¹ abhiĆ±Ć±Ä sacchikatvÄ pavedentÄ«āti. This is called āaccomplishment in viewā. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, diį¹į¹hisampadÄ.
These are the three accomplishments.ā ImÄ kho, bhikkhave, tisso sampadÄāti.
Sattamaį¹.