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guttara NikÄya 3.117 Numbered Discourses 3.117
12. ÄpÄyikavagga 12. Bound for Loss
VipattisampadÄsutta Failures and Accomplishments
āTisso imÄ, bhikkhave, vipattiyo. āMendicants, there are three failures.
KatamÄ tisso? What three?
SÄ«lavipatti, cittavipatti, diį¹į¹hivipatti. Failure in ethics, mind, and view.
KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, sÄ«lavipatti? And what is failure in ethics?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pÄį¹ÄtipÄtÄ« hoti, adinnÄdÄyÄ« hoti, kÄmesumicchÄcÄrÄ« hoti, musÄvÄdÄ« hoti, pisuį¹avÄco hoti, pharusavÄco hoti, samphappalÄpÄ« hoti. Itās when someone kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, and uses speech thatās false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical.
Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, sÄ«lavipatti. This is called āfailure in ethicsā.
KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, cittavipatti? And what is failure in mind?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco abhijjhÄlu hoti byÄpannacitto. Itās when someone is covetous and malicious.
Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, cittavipatti. This is called āfailure in mindā.
KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, diį¹į¹hivipatti? And what is failure in view?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchÄdiį¹į¹hiko hoti viparÄ«tadassano: Itās when someone has wrong view, a distorted perspective, such as:
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. 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
Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, diį¹į¹hivipatti. This is called āfailure in viewā.
SÄ«lavipattihetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä apÄyaį¹ duggatiį¹ vinipÄtaį¹ nirayaį¹ upapajjanti; 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,
cittavipattihetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä apÄyaį¹ duggatiį¹ vinipÄtaį¹ nirayaį¹ upapajjanti; mind,
diį¹į¹hivipattihetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä apÄyaį¹ duggatiį¹ vinipÄtaį¹ nirayaį¹ upapajjanti. or view.
ImÄ kho, bhikkhave, tisso vipattiyoti. These are the three failures.
Tisso imÄ, bhikkhave, sampadÄ. There are three accomplishments.
KatamÄ tisso? What three?
SÄ«lasampadÄ, cittasampadÄ, diį¹į¹hisampadÄ. Accomplishment in ethics, mind, and view.
KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, sÄ«lasampadÄ? And what is accomplishment in ethics?
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. Itās when someone doesnāt kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or use speech thatās false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical.
Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, sÄ«lasampadÄ. This is called accomplishment in ethics.
KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, cittasampadÄ? And what is accomplishment in mind?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco anabhijjhÄlu hoti abyÄpannacitto. Itās when someone is content and kind-hearted.
Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, cittasampadÄ. This is called accomplishment in mind.
KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, diį¹į¹hisampadÄ? And what is accomplishment in view?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammÄdiį¹į¹hiko hoti aviparÄ«tadassano: Itās when someone has right view, an undistorted perspective, such as:
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. 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
Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, diį¹į¹hisampadÄ. This is called accomplishment in view.
SÄ«lasampadÄhetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä sugatiį¹ saggaį¹ lokaį¹ upapajjanti; Some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm because of accomplishment in ethics,
cittasampadÄhetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä sugatiį¹ saggaį¹ lokaį¹ upapajjanti; mind,
diį¹į¹hisampadÄhetu vÄ, bhikkhave, sattÄ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä sugatiį¹ saggaį¹ lokaį¹ upapajjanti. or view.
ImÄ kho, bhikkhave, tisso sampadÄāti. These are the three accomplishments.ā
PaƱcamaį¹.