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AN 8.40PTS AN 4.247Duccaritavipāka1 min read

The Results of Misconduct

Duccaritavipākasutta

Eight kinds of misdeed are conducive to bad outcomes.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.40Numbered Discourses 8.40
  • 0.24. Dānavagga4. Giving

0.3DuccaritavipākasuttaThe Results of Misconduct

1.1“Pāṇātipāto, bhikkhave, āsevito bhāvito bahulīkato nirayasaṁvattaniko tiracchānayonisaṁvattaniko pettivisayasaṁvattaniko.“Mendicants, the killing of living creatures, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.1.2Yo sabbalahuso pāṇātipātassa vipāko, manussabhūtassa appāyukasaṁvattaniko hoti.The minimum result it leads to for a human being is a short lifespan.

2.1Adinnādānaṁ, bhikkhave, āsevitaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ nirayasaṁvattanikaṁ tiracchānayonisaṁvattanikaṁ pettivisayasaṁvattanikaṁ.Stealing, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.2.2Yo sabbalahuso adinnādānassa vipāko, manussabhūtassa bhogabyasanasaṁvattaniko hoti.The minimum result it leads to for a human being is loss of wealth.

3.1Kāmesumicchācāro, bhikkhave, āsevito bhāvito bahulīkato nirayasaṁvattaniko tiracchānayonisaṁvattaniko pettivisayasaṁvattaniko.Sexual misconduct, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.3.2Yo sabbalahuso kāmesumicchācārassa vipāko, manussabhūtassa sapattaverasaṁvattaniko hoti.The minimum result it leads to for a human being is rivalry and enmity.

4.1Musāvādo, bhikkhave, āsevito bhāvito bahulīkato nirayasaṁvattaniko tiracchānayonisaṁvattaniko pettivisayasaṁvattaniko.Lying, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.4.2Yo sabbalahuso musāvādassa vipāko, manussabhūtassa abhūtabbhakkhānasaṁvattaniko hoti.The minimum result it leads to for a human being is false accusations.

5.1Pisuṇā, bhikkhave, vācā āsevitā bhāvitā bahulīkatā nirayasaṁvattanikā tiracchānayonisaṁvattanikā pettivisayasaṁvattanikā.Backbiting, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.5.2Yo sabbalahuso pisuṇāya vācāya vipāko, manussabhūtassa mittehi bhedanasaṁvattaniko hoti.The minimum result it leads to for a human being is being divided against friends.

6.1PTS 4.248Pharusā, bhikkhave, vācā āsevitā bhāvitā bahulīkatā nirayasaṁvattanikā tiracchānayonisaṁvattanikā pettivisayasaṁvattanikā.Harsh speech, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.6.2Yo sabbalahuso pharusāya vācāya vipāko, manussabhūtassa amanāpasaddasaṁvattaniko hoti.The minimum result it leads to for a human being is hearing disagreeable things.

7.1Samphappalāpo, bhikkhave, āsevito bhāvito bahulīkato nirayasaṁvattaniko tiracchānayonisaṁvattaniko pettivisayasaṁvattaniko.Talking nonsense, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.7.2Yo sabbalahuso samphappalāpassa vipāko, manussabhūtassa anādeyyavācāsaṁvattaniko hoti.The minimum result it leads to for a human being is that no one takes what you say seriously.

8.1Surāmerayapānaṁ, bhikkhave, āsevitaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ nirayasaṁvattanikaṁ tiracchānayonisaṁvattanikaṁ pettivisayasaṁvattanikaṁ.Drinking beer and wine, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.8.2Yo sabbalahuso surāmerayapānassa vipāko, manussabhūtassa ummattakasaṁvattaniko hotī”ti.The minimum result it leads to for a human being is madness.”

8.3Dasamaṁ.

8.4Dānavaggo catuttho.

9.0Tassuddānaṁ

9.1Dve dānāni vatthuñca,9.2khettaṁ dānūpapattiyo;9.3Kiriyaṁ dve sappurisā,9.4abhisando vipāko cāti.