AN 10 The Book of the Tens – Dasakanipāta > AN 10.218 Intentional (2nd)

Numbered Discourses 10.218 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.218

21. The Body Born of Deeds – 21. Karajakāyavagga

AN 10.218 Intentional (2nd) – Dutiyasañcetanikasutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, I don’t say that intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated are eliminated without being experienced.

“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sañcetanikānaṁ kammānaṁ katānaṁ upacitānaṁ appaṭisaṁveditvā byantībhāvaṁ vadāmi,

1.2

And that may be in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.

tañca kho diṭṭheva dhamme upapajje vā apare vā pariyāye.

1.3

And I don’t say that suffering is ended without experiencing intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated.

Na tvevāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sañcetanikānaṁ kammānaṁ katānaṁ upacitānaṁ appaṭisaṁveditvā dukkhassantakiriyaṁ vadāmi.

2.1

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 akusalasañcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti;

2.2

There are four kinds of corruption and failure of verbal action that have unskillful intention, with suffering as their outcome and result.

catubbidhā vacīkammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasañcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti;

2.3

There are three kinds of corruption and failure of mental action that have unskillful intention, with suffering as their outcome and result.

tividhā manokammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasañcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti.

3.1

And what are the three kinds of corruption and failure of bodily action? …

Kathañca, bhikkhave, tividhā kāyakammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasañcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti …pe…

3.2

These are the three kinds of corruption and failure of bodily action.

evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tividhā kāyakammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasañcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti.

4.1

And what are the four kinds of corruption and failure of verbal action? …

Kathañca, bhikkhave, catubbidhā vacīkammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasañcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti …pe…

4.2

These are the four kinds of corruption and failure of verbal action.

evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catubbidhā vacīkammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasañcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti.

5.1

And what are the three kinds of corruption and failure of mental action? …

Kathañca, bhikkhave, tividhā manokammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasañcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti …pe…

5.2

These are the three kinds of corruption and failure of mental action.

evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tividhā manokammantasandosabyāpatti akusalasañcetanikā dukkhudrayā dukkhavipākā hoti.

6.1

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.

Tividhakāyakammantasandosabyāpattiakusalasañcetanikāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjanti, catubbidhavacīkammanta …pe… tividhamanokammantasandosabyāpattiakusalasañcetanikāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjanti.

7.1

I don’t say that intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated are eliminated without being experienced.

Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sañcetanikānaṁ kammānaṁ katānaṁ upacitānaṁ appaṭisaṁveditvā byantībhāvaṁ vadāmi,

7.2

And that may be in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.

tañca kho diṭṭheva dhamme upapajje vā apare vā pariyāye.

7.3

And I don’t say that suffering is ended without experiencing intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated.

Na tvevāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sañcetanikānaṁ kammānaṁ katānaṁ upacitānaṁ appaṭisaṁveditvā dukkhassantakiriyaṁ vadāmi.

8.1

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 kusalasañcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti;

8.2

There are four kinds of successful verbal action that have skillful intention, with happiness as their outcome and result.

catubbidhā vacīkammantasampatti kusalasañcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti;

8.3

There are three kinds of successful mental action that have skillful intention, with happiness as their outcome and result.

tividhā manokammantasampatti kusalasañcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti.

9.1

And what are the three kinds of successful bodily action? …

Kathañca, bhikkhave, tividhā kāyakammantasampatti kusalasañcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti …pe…

9.2

These are the three kinds of successful bodily action.

evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tividhā kāyakammantasampatti kusalasañcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti.

10.1

And what are the four kinds of successful verbal action? …

Kathañca, bhikkhave, catubbidhā vacīkammantasampatti kusalasañcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti …pe…

10.2

These are the four kinds of successful verbal action.

evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catubbidhā vacīkammantasampatti kusalasañcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti.

11.1

And what are the three kinds of successful mental action? …

Kathañca, bhikkhave, tividhā manokammantasampatti kusalasañcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti …pe…

11.2

These are the three kinds of successful mental action.

evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tividhā manokammantasampatti kusalasañcetanikā sukhudrayā sukhavipākā hoti.

12.1

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. …”

Tividhakāyakammantasampattikusalasañcetanikāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti; catubbidhavacīkammantasampatti …pe… tividhamanokammantasampattikusalasañcetanikāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti …pe…

12.2

Aṭṭhamaṁ.