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guttara NikÄya 3.119 Numbered Discourses 3.119
12. ÄpÄyikavagga 12. Bound for Loss
Kammantasutta Action
āTisso imÄ, bhikkhave, vipattiyo. āMendicants, there are three failures.
KatamÄ tisso? What three?
Kammantavipatti, ÄjÄ«vavipatti, diį¹į¹hivipatti. Failure in action, livelihood, and view.
KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, kammantavipatti? And what is failure in action?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pÄį¹ÄtipÄtÄ« hoti ā¦peā¦ samphappalÄpÄ« hoti. Itās when someone kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, and uses speech thatās false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical.
Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammantavipatti. This is called āfailure in actionā.
KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, ÄjÄ«vavipatti? And what is failure in livelihood?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchÄÄjÄ«vo hoti, micchÄÄjÄ«vena jÄ«vikaį¹ kappeti. Itās when a noble disciple has wrong livelihood and earns a living by wrong livelihood.
Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, ÄjÄ«vavipatti. This is called āfailure in livelihoodā.
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 ā¦peā¦ 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.
ImÄ kho, bhikkhave, tisso vipattiyoti. These are the three failures.
Tisso imÄ, bhikkhave, sampadÄ. There are three accomplishments.
KatamÄ tisso? What three?
KammantasampadÄ, ÄjÄ«vasampadÄ, diį¹į¹hisampadÄ. Accomplishment in action, livelihood, and view.
KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, kammantasampadÄ? And what is accomplishment in action?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pÄį¹ÄtipÄtÄ paį¹ivirato hoti ā¦peā¦ 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, kammantasampadÄ. This is called āaccomplishment in actionā.
KatamÄ ca, bhikkhave, ÄjÄ«vasampadÄ? And what is accomplishment in livelihood?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammÄÄjÄ«vo hoti, sammÄÄjÄ«vena jÄ«vikaį¹ kappeti. Itās when a noble disciple has right livelihood and earns a living by right livelihood.
Ayaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, ÄjÄ«vasampadÄ. This is called āaccomplishment in livelihoodā.
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 ā¦peā¦ 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 āaccomplishment in viewā.
ImÄ kho, bhikkhave, tisso sampadÄāti. These are the three accomplishments.ā
Sattamaį¹.