AN 4 The Book of the Fours – Catukkanipāta > AN 4.237 The Noble Path

Numbered Discourses 4.237 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.237

24. Deeds – 24. Kammavagga

AN 4.237 The Noble Path – Ariyamaggasutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, I declare these four kinds of deeds, having realized them with my own insight.

“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, kammāni mayā sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā paveditāni.

1.2

What four?

Katamāni cattāri?

1.3

There are dark deeds with dark results;

Atthi, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhaṁ kaṇhavipākaṁ;

1.4

bright deeds with bright results;

atthi, bhikkhave, kammaṁ sukkaṁ sukkavipākaṁ;

1.5

dark and bright deeds with dark and bright results; and

atthi, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhasukkaṁ kaṇhasukkavipākaṁ;

1.6

neither dark nor bright deeds with neither dark nor bright results, which lead to the ending of deeds.

atthi, bhikkhave, kammaṁ akaṇhaasukkaṁ akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ kammakkhayāya saṁvattati.

2.1

And what are dark deeds with dark results?

Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhaṁ kaṇhavipākaṁ?

2.2

It’s when someone makes hurtful saṅkhāra by way of body, speech, and mind. These are called dark deeds with dark results.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti …pe… idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhaṁ kaṇhavipākaṁ.

3.1

And what are bright deeds with bright results?

Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ sukkaṁ sukkavipākaṁ?

3.2

It’s when someone makes pleasing saṅkhāra by way of body, speech, and mind. These are called bright deeds with bright results.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco abyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti …pe… idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammaṁ sukkaṁ sukkavipākaṁ.

4.1

And what are dark and bright deeds with dark and bright results?

Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhasukkaṁ kaṇhasukkavipākaṁ?

4.2

It’s when someone makes both hurtful and pleasing saṅkhāra by way of body, speech, and mind. These are called dark and bright deeds with dark and bright results.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti …pe… idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhasukkaṁ kaṇhasukkavipākaṁ.

5.1

And what are neither dark nor bright deeds with neither dark nor bright results, which lead to the ending of deeds?

Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ akaṇhaasukkaṁ akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ kammakkhayāya saṁvattati?

5.2

Right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samādhi.

Sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

5.3

These are called neither dark nor bright deeds with neither dark nor bright results, which lead to the ending of deeds.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammaṁ akaṇhaasukkaṁ akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ kammakkhayāya saṁvattati.

5.4

These are the four kinds of deeds that I declare, having realized them with my own insight.”

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri kammāni mayā sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā paveditānī”ti.

5.5

Chaṭṭhaṁ.