1.1“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, vipattiyo.“Mendicants, there are three failures.1.2Katamā tisso?What three?1.3Sīlavipatti, cittavipatti, diṭṭhivipatti.Failure in ethics, mind, and view.1.4Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sīlavipatti?And what is failure in ethics?1.5Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, pisuṇavāco hoti, pharusavāco hoti, samphappalāpī hoti.It’s when someone kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, and uses speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical.1.6Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sīlavipatti.This is called ‘failure in ethics’.

2.1Katamā ca, bhikkhave, cittavipatti?And what is failure in mind?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco abhijjhālu hoti byāpannacitto.It’s when someone is covetous and malicious.2.3Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, cittavipatti.This is called ‘failure in mind’.

3.1PTS 1.269Katamā ca, bhikkhave, diṭṭhivipatti?And what is failure in view?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchādiṭṭhiko hoti viparītadassano:It’s when someone has wrong view, a distorted perspective, such as:3.3‘natthi dinnaṁ, natthi yiṭṭhaṁ, natthi hutaṁ, natthi sukatadukkaṭānaṁ, kammānaṁ phalaṁ vipāko, natthi ayaṁ loko, natthi paro loko, natthi mātā, natthi pitā, natthi sattā opapātikā, natthi loke samaṇabrāhmaṇā sammaggatā sammāpaṭipannā ye imañca lokaṁ parañca lokaṁ sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā pavedentī’ti.‘There’s no meaning in giving, sacrifice, or offerings. There’s no fruit or result of good and bad deeds. There’s no afterlife. There’s no such thing as mother and father, or beings that are reborn spontaneously. And there’s no ascetic or brahmin who is rightly comported and rightly practiced, and who describes the afterlife after realizing it with their own insight.’3.4Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, diṭṭhivipatti.This is called ‘failure in view’.3.5Sīlavipattihetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ 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,3.6cittavipattihetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjanti;mind,3.7diṭṭhivipattihetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjanti.or view.

3.8Imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso vipattiyoti.These are the three failures.

4.1Tisso imā, bhikkhave, sampadā.There are three accomplishments.4.2Katamā tisso?What three?4.3Sīlasampadā, cittasampadā, diṭṭhisampadā.Accomplishment in ethics, mind, and view.

5.1Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sīlasampadā?And what is accomplishment in ethics?5.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti.It’s when someone doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical.5.3Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sīlasampadā.This is called accomplishment in ethics.

6.1Katamā ca, bhikkhave, cittasampadā?And what is accomplishment in mind?6.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco anabhijjhālu hoti abyāpannacitto.It’s when someone is content and kind-hearted.6.3Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, cittasampadā.This is called accomplishment in mind.

7.1PTS 1.270Katamā ca, bhikkhave, diṭṭhisampadā?And what is accomplishment in view?7.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammādiṭṭhiko hoti aviparītadassano:It’s when someone has right view, an undistorted perspective, such as:7.3‘atthi dinnaṁ, atthi yiṭṭhaṁ, atthi hutaṁ, atthi sukatadukkaṭānaṁ kammānaṁ phalaṁ vipāko, atthi ayaṁ loko, atthi paro loko, atthi mātā, atthi pitā, atthi sattā opapātikā, atthi loke samaṇabrāhmaṇā sammaggatā sammāpaṭipannā ye imañca lokaṁ parañca lokaṁ sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā pavedentī’ti.‘There 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.’7.4Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, diṭṭhisampadā.This is called accomplishment in view.7.5Sīlasampadāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ 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,7.6cittasampadāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti;mind,7.7diṭṭhisampadāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti.or view.

7.8Imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso sampadā”ti.These are the three accomplishments.”

7.9Pañcamaṁ.