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Apaṇṇakasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 3।118

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.118

Numbered Discourses 3.118
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12। आपायिकवग्गā·pā·yi·ka·vag·ga

12. Āpāyikavagga

12. Bound for Loss
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अपण्णकसुत्तa·paṇ·ṇa·ka·sut·ta

Apaṇṇakasutta

Sure-bet Dice
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“तिस्सोtis·so इमा,i·mā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve विपत्तियो।vi·pat·ti·yo

“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, vipattiyo.

“Mendicants, there are three failures.
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कतमाka·ta·mā तिस्सो?tis·so

Katamā tisso?

What three?
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सीलविपत्ति,sī·la·vi·pat·ti चित्तविपत्ति,cit·ta·vi·pat·ti दिट्ठिविपत्ति।diṭ·ṭhi·vi·pat·ti

Sīlavipatti, cittavipatti, diṭṭhivipatti.

Failure in ethics, mind, and view.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सीलविपत्ति?sī·la·vi·pat·ti

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sīlavipatti?

And what is failure in ethics?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पाणातिपातीpā·ṇā·ti·pā·tī होतिho·ti …पे…pe सम्फप्पलापीsam·phap·pa·lā·pī होति।ho·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātī hoti …pe… samphappalāpī hoti.

It’s when someone kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, and uses speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सीलविपत्ति।sī·la·vi·pat·ti

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sīlavipatti.

This is called ‘failure in ethics’.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चित्तविपत्ति?cit·ta·vi·pat·ti

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, cittavipatti?

And what is failure in mind?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co अभिज्झालुa·bhij·jhā·lu होतिho·ti ब्यापन्नचित्तो।byā·pan·na·cit·to

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco abhijjhālu hoti byāpannacitto.

It’s when someone is covetous and malicious.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चित्तविपत्ति।cit·ta·vi·pat·ti

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, cittavipatti.

This is called ‘failure in mind’.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दिट्ठिविपत्ति?diṭ·ṭhi·vi·pat·ti

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, diṭṭhivipatti?

And what is failure in view?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co मिच्छादिट्ठिकोmic·chā·diṭ·ṭhi·ko होतिho·ti विपरीतदस्सनो:vi·pa·rī·ta·das·sa·no

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchādiṭṭhiko hoti viparītadassano:

It’s when someone has wrong view, a distorted perspective, such as:
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‘नत्थिnat·thi दिन्नं,din·naṃ नत्थिnat·thi यिट्ठंyiṭ·ṭhaṃ …पे…pe येye इमञ्चi·mañ·ca लोकंlo·kaṃ परञ्चpa·rañ·ca लोकंlo·kaṃ सयंsa·yaṃ अभिञ्ञाa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकत्वाsac·chi·kat·vā पवेदेन्ती’ति।pa·ve·den·tī

‘natthi dinnaṁ, natthi yiṭṭhaṁ …pe… 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.’
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दिट्ठिविपत्ति।diṭ·ṭhi·vi·pat·ti

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, diṭṭhivipatti.

This is called ‘failure in view’.
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सीलविपत्तिहेतुsī·la·vi·pat·ti·he·tu वा,vā भिक्खवेbhik·kha·ve …पे…pe दिट्ठिविपत्तिहेतुdiṭ·ṭhi·vi·pat·ti·he·tu वा,vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सत्ताsat·tā कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā अपायंa·pā·yaṃ दुग्गतिंdug·ga·tiṃ विनिपातंvi·ni·pā·taṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपज्जन्ति।u·pa·paj·jan·ti

Sīlavipattihetu vā, bhikkhave …pe… diṭṭhivipattihetu 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, mind, or view.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अपण्णकोa·paṇ·ṇa·ko मणिma·ṇi उद्धंud·dhaṃ खित्तोkhit·to येनye·na येनेवye·ne·va पतिट्ठातिpa·tiṭ·ṭhā·ti सुप्पतिट्ठितंयेवsup·pa·tiṭ·ṭhi·taṃ·ye·va पतिट्ठाति;pa·tiṭ·ṭhā·ti

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, apaṇṇako maṇi uddhaṁ khitto yena yeneva patiṭṭhāti suppatiṭṭhitaṁyeva patiṭṭhāti;

It’s like throwing sure-bet dice: they always fall the right side up.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सीलविपत्तिहेतुsī·la·vi·pat·ti·he·tu वाvā सत्ताsat·tā …पे…pe उपपज्जन्ति।u·pa·paj·jan·ti

evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sīlavipattihetu vā sattā …pe… upapajjanti.

In the same way, 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, mind, or view.
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इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सोtis·so विपत्तियोति।vi·pat·ti·yo·ti

Imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso vipattiyoti.

These are the three failures.
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तिस्सोtis·so इमा,i·mā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सम्पदा।sam·pa·dā

Tisso imā, bhikkhave, sampadā.

There are three accomplishments.
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कतमाka·ta·mā तिस्सो?tis·so

Katamā tisso?

What three?
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सीलसम्पदा,sī·la·sam·pa·dā चित्तसम्पदा,cit·ta·sam·pa·dā दिट्ठिसम्पदा।diṭ·ṭhi·sam·pa·dā

Sīlasampadā, cittasampadā, diṭṭhisampadā.

Accomplishment in ethics, mind, and view.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सीलसम्पदा?sī·la·sam·pa·dā

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sīlasampadā?

And what is accomplishment in ethics?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पाणातिपाताpā·ṇā·ti·pā·tā पटिविरतोpa·ṭi·vi·ra·to होतिho·ti …पे…pe

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti …pe…

It’s when someone doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सीलसम्पदा।sī·la·sam·pa·dā

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sīlasampadā.

This is called accomplishment in ethics.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चित्तसम्पदा?cit·ta·sam·pa·dā

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, cittasampadā?

And what is accomplishment in mind?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co अनभिज्झालुa·na·bhij·jhā·lu होतिho·ti अब्यापन्नचित्तो।ab·yā·pan·na·cit·to

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco anabhijjhālu hoti abyāpannacitto.

It’s when someone is content and kind-hearted.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चित्तसम्पदा।cit·ta·sam·pa·dā

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, cittasampadā.

This is called accomplishment in mind.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दिट्ठिसम्पदा?diṭ·ṭhi·sam·pa·dā

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, diṭṭhisampadā?

And what is accomplishment in view?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co सम्मादिट्ठिकोsam·mā·diṭ·ṭhi·ko होतिho·ti अविपरीतदस्सनो:a·vi·pa·rī·ta·das·sa·no

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammādiṭṭhiko hoti aviparītadassano:

It’s when someone has right view, an undistorted perspective, such as:
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‘अत्थिat·thi दिन्नं,din·naṃ अत्थिat·thi यिट्ठंyiṭ·ṭhaṃ …पे…pe येye इमञ्चi·mañ·ca लोकंlo·kaṃ परञ्चpa·rañ·ca लोकंlo·kaṃ सयंsa·yaṃ अभिञ्ञाa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकत्वाsac·chi·kat·vā पवेदेन्ती’ति।pa·ve·den·tī

‘atthi dinnaṁ, atthi yiṭṭhaṁ …pe… 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.’
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दिट्ठिसम्पदा।diṭ·ṭhi·sam·pa·dā

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, diṭṭhisampadā.

This is called accomplishment in view.
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सीलसम्पदाहेतुsī·la·sam·pa·dā·he·tu वा,vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सत्ताsat·tā कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जन्ति।u·pa·paj·jan·ti चित्तसम्पदाहेतुcit·ta·sam·pa·dā·he·tu वाvā …पे…pe दिट्ठिसम्पदाहेतुdiṭ·ṭhi·sam·pa·dā·he·tu वा,vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सत्ताsat·tā कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जन्ति।u·pa·paj·jan·ti

Sīlasampadāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti. Cittasampadāhetu vā …pe… diṭṭhisampadāhetu 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, mind, or view.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अपण्णकोa·paṇ·ṇa·ko मणिma·ṇi उद्धंud·dhaṃ खित्तोkhit·to येनye·na येनेवye·ne·va पतिट्ठातिpa·tiṭ·ṭhā·ti सुप्पतिट्ठितंयेवsup·pa·tiṭ·ṭhi·taṃ·ye·va पतिट्ठाति;pa·tiṭ·ṭhā·ti

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, apaṇṇako maṇi uddhaṁ khitto yena yeneva patiṭṭhāti suppatiṭṭhitaṁyeva patiṭṭhāti;

It’s like throwing sure-bet dice: they always fall the right side up.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सीलसम्पदाहेतुsī·la·sam·pa·dā·he·tu वाvā सत्ताsat·tā कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जन्ति,u·pa·paj·jan·ti चित्तसम्पदाहेतुcit·ta·sam·pa·dā·he·tu वाvā सत्ताsat·tā …पे…pe दिट्ठिसम्पदाहेतुdiṭ·ṭhi·sam·pa·dā·he·tu वाvā सत्ताsat·tā कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जन्ति।u·pa·paj·jan·ti

evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sīlasampadāhetu vā sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti, cittasampadāhetu vā sattā …pe… diṭṭhisampadāhetu vā sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti.

In the same way, some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm because of accomplishment in ethics, mind, or view.
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इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सोtis·so सम्पदा”ति।sam·pa·dā

Imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso sampadā”ti.

These are the three accomplishments.”
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छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

(Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.