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AN 4.134PTS AN 2.135Uṭṭhānaphala1 min read

The Fruits of Initiative

Uṭṭhānaphalasutta

Living on the fruit of effort or of past karma.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.134Numbered Discourses 4.134
  • 0.214. Puggalavagga14. Individuals

0.3UṭṭhānaphalasuttaThe Fruits of Initiative

1.1“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.“These four individuals are found in the world.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?

  1. 1.3Uṭṭhānaphalūpajīvī na kammaphalūpajīvī,One who lives off the fruit of initiative, but not deeds;
  2. 1.4kammaphalūpajīvī na uṭṭhānaphalūpajīvī,one who lives off the fruit of deeds, but not initiative;
  3. 1.5uṭṭhānaphalūpajīvī ceva kammaphalūpajīvī ca,one who lives off the fruit of both deeds and initiative;
  4. 1.6neva uṭṭhānaphalūpajīvī na kammaphalūpajīvī—one who lives off the fruit of neither initiative nor deeds.

1.7Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.These are the four individuals found in the world.”

1.8Catutthaṁ.