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Sutta PiṭakaAN 10.218

Sutta Piṭaka

AN 10.218

Dutiyasañcetanikasutta

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

Intentional (2nd)

“Mendicants, I don’t say that intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated are eliminated without being experienced. And that may be in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period. But in any case, there is no making an end of suffering without experiencing intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated, I say.

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

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

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

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

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

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

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

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

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

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.

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

I don’t say that intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated are eliminated without being experienced. And that may be in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period. But in any case, there is no making an end of suffering without experiencing intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated, I say.

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

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

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

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

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

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

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

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

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

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. …”

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Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (M.L. Maniratana Bunnag Dhamma Society Fund), as published by SuttaCentral. Public domain. · Source ↗

Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka, via SuttaCentral. Public domain.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato. SuttaCentral, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). · Source ↗

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato (SuttaCentral), dedicated to the public domain via CC0. The translator respectfully requests that any use be in accordance with the values and principles of the Buddhist community. In particular, please do not use this work in AI training datasets, for the development of any AI model or algorithm, or in any AI-derived technologies.

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