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Kammantasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 3।119

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.119

Numbered Discourses 3.119
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12। आपायिकवग्गā·pā·yi·ka·vag·ga

12. Āpāyikavagga

12. Bound for Loss
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कम्मन्तसुत्तkam·man·ta·sut·ta

Kammantasutta

Action
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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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कम्मन्तविपत्ति,kam·man·ta·vi·pat·ti आजीवविपत्ति,ā·jī·va·vi·pat·ti दिट्ठिविपत्ति।diṭ·ṭhi·vi·pat·ti

Kammantavipatti, ājīvavipatti, diṭṭhivipatti.

Failure in action, livelihood, and view.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कम्मन्तविपत्ति?kam·man·ta·vi·pat·ti

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, kammantavipatti?

And what is failure in action?
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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 कम्मन्तविपत्ति।kam·man·ta·vi·pat·ti

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammantavipatti.

This is called ‘failure in action’.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve आजीवविपत्ति?ā·jī·va·vi·pat·ti

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, ājīvavipatti?

And what is failure in livelihood?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co मिच्छाआजीवोmic·chā·ā·jī·vo होति,ho·ti मिच्छाआजीवेनmic·chā·ā·jī·ve·na जीविकंjī·vi·kaṃ कप्पेति।kap·pe·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchāājīvo hoti, micchāājīvena jīvikaṁ kappeti.

It’s when a noble disciple has wrong livelihood and earns a living by wrong livelihood.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve आजीवविपत्ति।ā·jī·va·vi·pat·ti

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ājīvavipatti.

This is called ‘failure in livelihood’.
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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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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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कम्मन्तसम्पदा,kam·man·ta·sam·pa·dā आजीवसम्पदा,ā·jī·va·sam·pa·dā दिट्ठिसम्पदा।diṭ·ṭhi·sam·pa·dā

Kammantasampadā, ājīvasampadā, diṭṭhisampadā.

Accomplishment in action, livelihood, and view.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कम्मन्तसम्पदा?kam·man·ta·sam·pa·dā

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, kammantasampadā?

And what is accomplishment in action?
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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 सम्फप्पलापाsam·phap·pa·lā·pā पटिविरतोpa·ṭi·vi·ra·to होति।ho·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti …pe… 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.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कम्मन्तसम्पदा।kam·man·ta·sam·pa·dā

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammantasampadā.

This is called ‘accomplishment in action’.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve आजीवसम्पदा?ā·jī·va·sam·pa·dā

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, ājīvasampadā?

And what is accomplishment in livelihood?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co सम्माआजीवोsam·mā·ā·jī·vo होति,ho·ti सम्माआजीवेनsam·mā·ā·jī·ve·na जीविकंjī·vi·kaṃ कप्पेति।kap·pe·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammāājīvo hoti, sammāājīvena jīvikaṁ kappeti.

It’s when a noble disciple has right livelihood and earns a living by right livelihood.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve आजीवसम्पदा।ā·jī·va·sam·pa·dā

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ājīvasampadā.

This is called ‘accomplishment in livelihood’.
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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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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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सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

Sattamaṁ.

(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.