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and felt; insisting on that alone, he says: 'Only this is true, anythingelse is wrong.'9. (iii) "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 abstains from killing living beingshere...has right view. He sees that, on the dissolution of the body,after death, he has reappeared in a happy destination, in the heavenlyworld. He says: 'It seems that there are good kammas, there is resultof good conduct. For I have seen that a person abstained from killingliving beings here...had right view. I saw that on the dissolution of thebody, after death, he had reappeared in a happy destination, in theheavenly world.' He says: 'It seems that one who abstains from killingliving beings...has right view will always, on the dissolution of thebody, after death, reappear in a happy destination, in the heavenlyworld. 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.'10. (iv) "But here 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 abstains from killing living beingshere...has right 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 nogood kammas, there is no result of good conduct. For I have seen thata person abstained from killing here...had right view. I saw that on thedissolution of the body, after death, he had reappeared in the states ofdeprivation, in an unhappy destination, in perdition, in hell.' He says:'It seems that one who abstains from killing living beings...has rightview, 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.'11. (i) "Now, Ánanda, when a monk or Brahmin says thus: 'It seemsthat there are evil kammas, there is the result of misconduct,' Iconcede that to him."When he says thus: 'For I have seen that some person killed livingbeings...had wrong view. I saw that on the dissolution of the body,after death, he had reappeared in states of deprivation, in an unhappydestination, in perdition, in hell,' I concede that to him.19
"When he says thus: 'It seems that one who kills living beings...haswrong view, will always, on the dissolution of the body, after death,reappear in the states of deprivation, in an unhappy destination, inperdition, in hell,' I do not concede that to him."When he says thus: 'Those who know thus know rightly; those whoknow otherwise are mistaken in their knowledge,' I do not concedethat to him."When he obstinately misapprehends what he himself has known,seen and felt; and insisting on that alone, he says: 'Only this is true;anything else is wrong,' I do not concede that to him."Why is that? <strong>The</strong> Tathágata's knowledge of the Great Exposition ofKamma is different.12. (ii) "Now when a monk or Brahmin says thus: 'It seems that thereare no evil kammas, there is no result of misconduct,' I do notconcede that to him."When he says thus: 'For I have seen that a person killed livingbeings...had wrong view. I saw that on the dissolution of the body,after death, he had reappeared in a happy destination, in the heavenlyworld,' I concede that to him."When he says thus: 'It seems that one who kills living beings...haswrong view, will always, on the dissolution of the body, after death,reappear in a happy destination, in the heavenly world,' I do notconcede that to him."When he says thus: 'Those who know thus know rightly; those whoknow otherwise are mistaken in their knowledge,' I do not concedethat to him."When he obstinately misapprehends what he himself has known,seen and felt; and insisting on that alone, he says: 'Only this is true;anything else is wrong,' I do not concede that to him."Why is that? <strong>The</strong> Tathágata's knowledge of the Great Exposition ofKamma is different.13. (iii) "Now when a monk or Brahmin says thus: 'It seems that thereare good kammas, there is a result of good conduct,' I concede that tohim."When he says thus: 'For I have seen that a person abstained fromkilling living beings here...had right view. I saw that on the dissolutionof the body after death, he had reappeared in a happy destination, inthe heavenly world,' I concede that to him.20
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