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When this was said, the venerable Udayin said to the Blessed One:"'But, venerable sir, supposing when the venerable Samiddhi spoke,he was referring to this, namely, 'Whatever is felt is suffering.'"[2]5. <strong>The</strong>n the Blessed One addressed the venerable Ánanda: "See,Ánanda, how this misguided man Udayin interferes. I knew, Ánanda,that this misguided man Udayin would unreasonably interfere now.To begin with it was the three kinds of feeling that were asked aboutby the wanderer Potaliputta. If, when this misguided man Samiddhiwas asked, he had answered the wanderer Potaliputta thus: 'Afterdoing an intentional kamma by way of body, speech and mind (whoseresult is) to be felt as pleasure, he feels pleasure; after doing anintentional kamma by way of body, speech and mind (whose result is)to be felt as pain, he feels pain; after doing an intentional kamma byway of body, speech and mind (whose result is) to be felt as neitherpain-nor-pleasure,he feels neither-pain-nor-pleasure' -- by answeringhim thus, Ánanda, the misguided man Samiddhi would have given thewanderer Potaliputta the right answer. Besides, Ánanda, who are thefoolish thoughtless wanderers of other sects that they will understandthe Tathágata's Great Exposition of Kamma? (But) if you, Ánanda,would listen to the Tathágata expounding the Great Exposition ofKamma (you might understand it).[3]"This is the time, Blessed One, this is the time, Sublime One, for theBlessed One to expound the Great Exposition of Kamma. Havingheard it from the Blessed One, the Bhikkhus will bear it in mind.""<strong>The</strong>n listen, Ánanda, and heed well what I shall say.""Even so, venerable sir," the venerable Ánanda replied. <strong>The</strong> BlessedOne said this:6. "Ánanda, there are four kinds of persons existing in the world.What four?(i) "Here some person kills living beings, takes what is not given,misconducts himself in sexual desires, speaks falsehood, speaksmaliciously, speaks harshly, gossips, is covetous, is ill-willed, and haswrong view.[4] On the dissolution of the body, after death, hereappears in the states of deprivation, in an unhappy destination, inperdition, in hell.(ii) "But here some person kills living beings...and has wrong view. Onthe dissolution of the body, after death, he reappears in a happydestination, in the heavenly world.(iii) "Here some person abstains from killing living beings, from takingwhat is not given, from misconduct in sexual desires, from falsespeech, from malicious speech, from harsh speech, from gossip, he isnot covetous, is not ill-willed, and has right view.[5] On the dissolution17
of the body, after death, he reappears in a happy destination, in theheavenly world.(iv) "But here some person abstains from killing living beings...and hasright view. On the dissolution of the body, after death, he reappears inthe states of deprivation, in an unhappy destination, in perdition, inhell.7. (i) "Here, Ánanda, in consequence of ardor, endeavor, devotion,diligence, and right attention, some monk or Brahmin attains suchconcentration of mind that, when his mind is concentrated, he seeswith the heavenly eyesight, which is purified and surpasses thehuman, that some person kills living beings here, takes what is notgiven, misconducts himself in sexual desires, speaks falsehood,speaks maliciously, speaks harshly, gossips, is covetous, is ill-willed,has wrong view. He sees that on the dissolution of the body, afterdeath, he has reappeared in the states of deprivation, in an unhappydestination, in perdition, in hell. He says: 'It seems that there are evilkammas and that there is the result of misconduct; for I have seenthat a person killed living beings here...had wrong view. I have seenthat on the dissolution of the body, after death, he had reappeared inthe states of deprivation, in an unhappy destination, in perdition, inhell.' He says: 'It seems that one who kills living beings...has wrongview, will always, on the dissolution of the body, after death, reappearin the states of deprivation, in an unhappy destination, in perdition,in hell. Those who know thus know rightly; those who know otherwiseare mistaken in their knowledge.' So he obstinately misapprehendswhat he himself has known, seen and felt; insisting on that alone, hesays: 'Only this is true, anything else is wrong.'8. (ii) "But here in consequence of ardor, endeavor, devotion, diligenceand right attention, some monk or Brahmin attains suchconcentration of mind that, when his mind is concentrated, he seeswith the heavenly eyesight, which is purified and surpasses thehuman, that some person kills living beings here...has wrong view. Hesees that on the dissolution of the body, after death, he hasreappeared in a happy destination, in the heavenly world. He says: 'Itseems there are no evil kammas, there is no result of misconduct. ForI have seen that a person killed living beings here...had wrong view. Ihave seen that on the dissolution of the body, after death, he hasreappeared in a happy destination, in the heavenly world.' He says: 'Itseems there are no evil kammas, there is no result of misconduct. ForI have seen that a person killed living beings here...had wrong view. Ihave seen that on the dissolution of the body, after death, he hadreappeared in a happy destination, in the heavenly world.' He says: "Itseems that one who kills living beings...has wrong view will always, onthe dissolution of the body, after death, reappear in a happydestination, in the heavenly world. Those who know thus knowrightly; those who know otherwise are mistaken in their knowledge.'So he obstinately misapprehends what he himself has known, seen18
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