II. 3. 5. Maagandiyasutta.m
III.
4. 5. Cuulakammavibhangasutta.m- A shorter Classification of actions (135)
I
heard thus.At one time the Blessed One lived in the monastery offered by
Anaathapindika in Jeta’s grove in Saavatthi. Then the young man Subha,
Toddeyya’s son approached the Blessed One, exchanged friendly greetings,
sat on a side and said. ‘Good Gotama, among humans, why is there evident
inferior and superior states? We see humans with short life and long life,
with many aliments and few ailments, beautiful and ugly, weak and powerful,
poor and wealthy, from low clans and high clans, foolish and wise. Good
Gotama, why are these differences seen among humans?’
‘Young
man, beings are the, owners, heirs, origins, relations and refuges of actions.
Action classifies beings as inferior and superior.’.
‘Good
Gotama, I do not understand this short exposition given without details.
Good! If Gotama would teach me, so that I would understand this short expsition.’
‘Then
listen young man, attend carefully I will teach.
Young
man, a certain woman or man destroys living things, is fierce with bloody
hands, engaged in destroying living things without compassion. On account
of that action, accomplishment and undertaking, after deathhe
decreases, is born in hell. After death, if he does not decrease and is
not born in hell, and if born with humans, wherever he is born, has short
life. Young man the behaviour of destroying living things, being fierce
with bloody hands, engaging in destroying living things without compassion.is
conducive to be born with short life.
Young
man, a certain woman or man gives up and abstains from destroying living
things, throws away stick and weapon ashamed, and abides with compassion
for all living things. On account of that action, accomplishment and undertaking,
after death he increases, is born in heaven. After death, if he is not
born in heaven, and if born with humans, wherever he is born, has long
life. Young man the behaviour of giving up and abstaining from destroying
living things, throwing away stick and weapon ashamed, abiding with compassion
for all living things, is conducive to be born with long life.
Young
man, a certain woman or man by nature, hurtsbeings
with hands, clods, sticks or weapons On account of that action, accomplishment
and undertaking, after death he decreases, is born in hell. After death,
if he does not decrease and is not born in hell, and if born with humans,
wherever is born, he has many ailments. Young man the behaviour of hurtingbeings
with hands, clods, sticks or weapons, is conducive to be born with short
life
Young
man, a certain woman or man by nature does not hurt beings with hands,
clods, sticks or weapons On account of that action, accomplishment and
undertaking, after death he increases, is born in heaven. After death,
if he is not born in heaven, and if born with humans, wherever is born,
he has fewailments.Young man the
behaviour of not hurtingbeings
with hands, clods, sticks or weapons, is conducive to be born with few
ailments
Young
man, a certain woman or man is angry, not restful, of cursing nature, retorts
angrily and shows anger, ill will and contempt.On account of that action,
accomplishment and undertaking, after death he decreases, is born in hell.
After death, if he is not born in hell, and if born with humans, wherever
he is born, is born ugly.Young man the behaviour of being angry, not restful,
speaking with a curse, retorting angrily and showing anger, ill will and
contempt, is conducive to be born ugly.
Young
man, a certain woman or man is not angry, is restful, not of cursing nature,
does not retort angrily and show anger, ill will and contempt.On account
of that action, accomplishment and undertaking, after death he increases,
is born in heaven. After death, if he is not born in heaven, and if born
with humans, wherever he is born is handsome.Young man the behaviour of
not being angry, being restful, not cursing, nor retorting angrily and
not showing anger, ill will and contempt is conducive to be born beautiful..
Young
man, a certain woman or man is jealous of others’ gains, of hospitality,
reverence, esteeming, veneration and offerings and grows a bond of jealousy.On
account of that action, accomplishment and undertaking, after death he
decreases, is born in hell. After death, if he is not born in hell, and
if born with humans, wherever he is born, is born inferior.Young man the
behaviour of being jealous of others’ gains, of hospitality, reverence,
esteeming, veneration, offerings.and angrily growing a bond of jealousy
is conducive to be born inferior
Young
man, a certain woman or man is not jealous of others’ gains, of hospitality,
reverence, esteeming, veneration and offerings and grows no bond of jealousy.
On account of that action, accomplishment and undertaking, after death
he increases, is born in heaven. After death, if he is not born in heaven,
and if born with humans, wherever he is born, is superior.Young man the
behaviour of not being jealous of others’ gains of hospitality, reverence,
esteeming, veneration and offerings and not growing a bond of jealousy
is conducive to be born superior
Young
man, a certain woman or man is of the nature of not giving to recluses,
or brahmins, eatables, drinks, clothes, conveyances, flowers, scents, ointments,
beds, dwellings and illuminations. On account of that action, accomplishment
and undertaking, after death he decreases, is born in hell. After death,
if he is not born in hell, and if born with humans, wherever he is born,
is born poor with little means.Young man the behaviour of not giving to
recluses, or brahmins, eatables, drinks, clothes, conveyances, flowers,
scents, ointments, beds, dwellings and illuminations. is conducive to be
born poor with little means.
Young
man, a certain woman or man is of the nature of giving to recluses, or
brahmins, eatables, drinks, clothes, conveyances, flowers, scents, ointments,
beds, dwellings and illuminations. On account of that action, accomplishment
and undertaking, after death he increases, is born in heaven After death,
if he is not born in heaven, and if born with humans, wherever he is born,
is born rich with much means.Young man the behaviour of giving to recluses,
or brahmins, eatables, drinks, clothes, conveyances, flowers, scents, ointments,
beds, dwellings and illuminations. is conducive to be born rich with much
means.
Young
man, a certain woman or man is stubborn and conceited. Does not revere,
the worthy of reverence, offer a seat to one worthy of a seat, give prominence
to one worthy of prominence, honour the worthy of honour On account of
that action, accomplishment and undertaking, after death he decreases,
is born in hell. After death, if he is not born in hell, and if born with
humans, he is born, in a low clan Young man the behaviour ofnot,
revering, the worthy of reverence, not offering a seat to one worthy of
a seat, not giving prominence to one worthy of prominence, not honouring
the worthy of honour is conducive to be born in a low clan.
Young
man, a certain woman or man is not stubborn and not conceited, reveres
the worthy of reverence, offers a seat to one worthy of a seat, gives prominence
to one worthy of prominence, honours the worthy of honour On account of
that action, accomplishment and undertaking, after death he increases,
is born in heaven. After death, if he is not born in heaven, and if born
with humans, he is born, in a high clan Young man the behaviour of revering,
the worthy of reverence, offering a seat to one worthy of a seat, giving
prominence to one worthy of prominence, honouring the worthy of honour
is conducive to be born in a high clan.
Young
man, a certain woman or man does not approach a recluse or brahmin and
ask. ‘Venerable sir, what is merit and demerit? What is faulty and what
is faultless? What should be practised and what should not be practised?
What should I do for my good and well being for a long time? Or doing what
would I suffer the consequences long? On account of that action, accomplishment
and undertaking, after death he decreases, is born in hell. After death,
if he is not born in hell, and if born with humans, he is born foolish.
Young man the behaviour ofnot, approaching
recluses and brahmins to get doubts cleared is conducive to be born foolish
and unpleasant for a long time.
Young
man, a certain woman or man approaches a recluse or brahmin and asks. ‘Venerable
sir, what is merit and demerit? What is faulty and what is faultless? What
should be practised and what should not be practised? What should I do
for my good and well being for a long time? Or doing what would I suffer
the consequences long? On account of that action, accomplishment and undertaking,
after death he increases, is born in heaven. After death, if he is not
born in heaven, and if born with humans, he is born very wise. Young man
the behaviour of approaching recluses and brahmins to get doubts cleared
is conducive to be born very wise and is conducive for pleasantness for
a long time.
So
then young man, the method conducive to, short life brings short life,
long life brings long life, many ailments brings many ailments, few ailments
brings few ailments, ugliness brings ugliness, beauty brings beauty, superiority
brings superiority, inferiority brings inferiority, poverty brings poverty,
great wealth brings great wealth, low clan brings low clan, high clan brings
high clan, foolishness brings foolishness and wisdom brings wisdom.
Young
man, beings are the, owners, heirs, origins, relations and refuges of actions.
Action classifies beings as inferior and superior.’.
Then the young man Subha, the son of Todeyya said to the Blessed One.’Good Gotama, now I understand, it is like something overturned is reinstalled...re.... so that those who have their sight could see forms. Good Gotama has explained the Teaching in various ways. now I take refuge in Good Gotama, in the Teaching and the Community of bhikkhus. Bear me as a lay disciple who has taken refuge from today until life lasts.