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"When he says: 'It seems that one who abstains from killing livingbeings...has right view will always, on the dissolution of the body,after death, reappear in a happy destination, in the heavenly world,'[6]I do not concede that to him."When he says: 'Those who know thus know rightly; those who knowotherwise are mistaken in their knowledge,' I do not concede that tohim."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.14. (iv) "Now when a monk or Brahmin says thus: 'It seems that thereare no good kammas, there is no result of good conduct,' I do notconcede that to him."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 the states ofdeprivation, in an unhappy destination, in perdition, in hell," Iconcede that to him."When he says thus: 'One who abstains from killing living beings...hasright 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.21
(<strong>The</strong> Great Exposition of Kamma)15. (i) "Now, Ánanda, there is the person who has killed living beingshere...has had wrong view. And on the dissolution of the body, afterdeath, he reappears in the states of deprivation, in an unhappydestination, in perdition, in hell.[7] But (perhaps) the evil kammaproducing his suffering was done by him earlier, or the evil kammaproducing his suffering was done by him later, or wrong view wasundertaken and completed by him at the time of his death.[8] Andthat was why, on the dissolution of the body, after death, hereappeared in the states of deprivation, in an unhappy destination, inperdition, in hell. But since he has killed living beings here...has hadwrong view, he will feel the result of that here and now, or in his nextrebirth, or in some subsequent existence.16. (ii) "Now there is the person who has killed living beings here...hashad wrong view. And on the dissolution of the body, after death, hereappears in a happy destination, in the heavenly world.[9] But(perhaps) the good kamma producing his happiness was done by himearlier, or the good kamma producing his happiness was done by himlater, or right view was undertaken and completed by him at the timeof his death. And that was why, on the dissolution of the body, afterdeath, he reappeared in a happy destination, in the heavenly world.But since he has killed living beings here...has had wrong view, he willfeel the result of that here and now, or in his next rebirth, or in somesubsequent existence.[10]17. (iii) "Now there is the person who has abstained from killing livingbeings here...has had right view. And on the dissolution of the body,after death, he reappears in a happy destination, in the heavenlyworld.[11] But (perhaps) the good kamma producing his happinesswas done by him earlier, or the good kamma producing his happinesswas done by him later, or right view was undertaken and completedby him at the time of his death. And that was why, on the dissolutionof the body, after death, he reappeared in a happy destination, in theheavenly world. But since he has abstained from killing living beingshere...has had right view, he will feel the result of that here and now,or in his next rebirth, or in some subsequent existence.18. (iv) "Now there is the person who has abstained from killing livingbeings here...has had right view. And on the dissolution of the body,after death, he reappears in the states of deprivation, in an unhappydestination, in perdition, in hell.[12] But (perhaps) the evil kammaproducing his suffering was done by him earlier, or the evil kammaproducing his suffering was done by him later, or wrong view wasundertaken and completed by him at the time of his death. And thatwas why, on the dissolution of the body, after death, he reappeared inthe states of deprivation, in an unhappy destination, in perdition, inhell. But since he has abstained from killing living beings here...has22
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