The Buddha's Words on Kamma - DharmaFlower.Net
The Buddha's Words on Kamma - DharmaFlower.Net
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"Enough, Punna, let that be. Do not ask me that."A sec<strong>on</strong>d time...A third time Punna the ox-duty ascetic asked theBlessed One: "Venerable sir, this naked dog-duty ascetic Seniya doeswhat is hard to do: he eats his food when it is thrown <strong>on</strong> the ground.That dog duty has l<strong>on</strong>g been taken up and practiced by him. What willbe his destinati<strong>on</strong>? What will be his future course?""Well, Punna, since I certainly cannot persuade you when I say'Enough, Punna, let that be. Do not ask me that,' I shall thereforeanswer you.3. "Here, Punna, some<strong>on</strong>e develops the dog duty fully andunstintingly, he develops the dog-habit fully and unstintingly, hedevelops the dog mind fully and unstintingly, he develops dogbehavior fully and unstintingly. Having d<strong>on</strong>e that, <strong>on</strong> the dissoluti<strong>on</strong>of the body, after death, he reappears in the company of dogs. But ifhis view is such as this: 'By this virtue or duty or asceticism orreligious life I shall become a (great) god or some (lesser) god,' that iswr<strong>on</strong>g view in his case. Now there are two destinati<strong>on</strong>s for <strong>on</strong>e withwr<strong>on</strong>g view, I say: hell or the animal womb. So, Punna, if his dog dutyis perfected, it will lead him to the company of dogs; if it is not, it willlead him to hell."4. When this was said, Seniya the naked dog-duty ascetic wept andshed tears. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g>n the Blessed One told Punna, s<strong>on</strong> of the Koliyans andan ox-duty ascetic: "Punna, I could not persuade you when I said,'Enough Punna, let that be. Do not ask me that.'""Venerable sir, I am not weeping that the Blessed One has spokenthus. Still, this dog duty has l<strong>on</strong>g been taken up and practiced by me.Venerable sir, there is this Punna, a s<strong>on</strong> of the Koliyans and an oxduty ascetic: that ox duty has l<strong>on</strong>g been taken up and practiced byhim. What will be his destinati<strong>on</strong>? What will be his future course?""Enough, Seniya, let that be. Do not ask me that." A sec<strong>on</strong>d time...Athird time Seniya the naked dog-duty ascetic asked the Blessed One:"Venerable sir, there is this Punna, a s<strong>on</strong> of the Koliyans and an oxdutyascetic; that ox duty has l<strong>on</strong>g been taken up and practiced byhim. What will be his destinati<strong>on</strong>? What will be his future course?""Well, Seniya, since I certainly cannot persuade you when I say'Enough, Seniya, let that be. Do not ask me that,' I shall thereforeanswer you."5. "Here, Seniya, some<strong>on</strong>e develops the ox duty fully and unstintingly,he develops the ox habit fully and unstintingly, he develops the oxmind fully and unstintingly, he develops the ox behavior fully andunstintingly. Having d<strong>on</strong>e that, <strong>on</strong> the dissoluti<strong>on</strong> of the body, afterdeath, he reappears in the company of oxen. But if his view is such as6