- Numbered Discourses 3.117 Aį¹ guttara NikÄya 3.117
- 12. Bound for Loss 12. ÄpÄyikavagga
Failures and Accomplishments VipattisampadÄsutta
āMendicants, there are three failures. āTisso imÄ, bhikkhave, vipattiyo. What three? KatamÄ tisso? Failure in ethics, mind, and view. SÄ«lavipatti, cittavipatti, diį¹į¹hivipatti. And what is failure in ethics? KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, sÄ«lavipatti? Itās when someone kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, and uses speech thatās false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pÄį¹ÄtipÄtÄ« hoti, adinnÄdÄyÄ« hoti, kÄmesumicchÄcÄrÄ« hoti, musÄvÄdÄ« hoti, pisuį¹avÄco hoti, pharusavÄco hoti, samphappalÄpÄ« hoti. This is called āfailure in ethicsā. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, sÄ«lavipatti.
And what is failure in mind? KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, cittavipatti? Itās when someone is covetous and malicious. Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco abhijjhÄlu hoti byÄpannacitto. This is called āfailure in mindā. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, cittavipatti.
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, natthi hutaį¹, natthi sukatadukkaį¹Änaį¹, kammÄnaį¹ phalaį¹ vipÄko, natthi ayaį¹ loko, natthi paro loko, natthi mÄtÄ, natthi pitÄ, natthi sattÄ opapÄtikÄ, natthi loke samaį¹abrÄhmaį¹Ä sammaggatÄ sammÄpaį¹ipannÄ ye imaƱca lokaį¹ paraƱca lokaį¹ sayaį¹ abhiĆ±Ć±Ä sacchikatvÄ pavedentÄ«āti. This is called āfailure in viewā. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, diį¹į¹hivipatti. Some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell because of failure in ethics, SÄ«lavipattihetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä apÄyaį¹ duggatiį¹ vinipÄtaį¹ nirayaį¹ upapajjanti; mind, cittavipattihetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä apÄyaį¹ duggatiį¹ vinipÄtaį¹ nirayaį¹ upapajjanti; or view. diį¹į¹hivipattihetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä apÄyaį¹ duggatiį¹ vinipÄtaį¹ nirayaį¹ upapajjanti.
These are the three failures. ImÄ kho, bhikkhave, tisso vipattiyoti.
There are three accomplishments. Tisso imÄ, bhikkhave, sampadÄ. What three? KatamÄ tisso? Accomplishment in ethics, mind, and view. SÄ«lasampadÄ, cittasampadÄ, diį¹į¹hisampadÄ.
And what is accomplishment in ethics? KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, sÄ«lasampadÄ? 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, adinnÄdÄnÄ paį¹ivirato hoti, kÄmesumicchÄcÄrÄ paį¹ivirato hoti, musÄvÄdÄ paį¹ivirato hoti, pisuį¹Äya vÄcÄya paį¹ivirato hoti, pharusÄya vÄcÄya paį¹ivirato hoti, samphappalÄpÄ paį¹ivirato hoti. This is called accomplishment in ethics. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, sÄ«lasampadÄ.
And what is accomplishment in mind? KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, cittasampadÄ? Itās when someone is content and kind-hearted. Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco anabhijjhÄlu hoti abyÄpannacitto. This is called accomplishment in mind. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, cittasampadÄ.
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, atthi hutaį¹, atthi sukatadukkaį¹Änaį¹ kammÄnaį¹ phalaį¹ vipÄko, atthi ayaį¹ loko, atthi paro loko, atthi mÄtÄ, atthi pitÄ, atthi sattÄ opapÄtikÄ, atthi loke samaį¹abrÄhmaį¹Ä sammaggatÄ sammÄpaį¹ipannÄ ye imaƱca lokaį¹ paraƱca lokaį¹ sayaį¹ abhiĆ±Ć±Ä sacchikatvÄ pavedentÄ«āti. This is called accomplishment in view. Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, diį¹į¹hisampadÄ. Some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm because of accomplishment in ethics, SÄ«lasampadÄhetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä sugatiį¹ saggaį¹ lokaį¹ upapajjanti; mind, cittasampadÄhetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä sugatiį¹ saggaį¹ lokaį¹ upapajjanti; or view. diį¹į¹hisampadÄhetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä sugatiį¹ saggaį¹ lokaį¹ upapajjanti.
These are the three accomplishments.ā ImÄ kho, bhikkhave, tisso sampadÄāti.
PaƱcamaį¹.