Aṅguttara Nikāya — Discursos Numerados — 10.218 — Intentional (2nd)

1“Mendicants, I don’t say that intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated are eliminated without being experienced. And that may be in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period. But in any case, there is no making an end of suffering without experiencing intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated, I say.

2Now, there are three kinds of corruption and failure of bodily action that have unskillful intention, with suffering as their outcome and result. There are four kinds of corruption and failure of verbal action that have unskillful intention, with suffering as their outcome and result. There are three kinds of corruption and failure of mental action that have unskillful intention, with suffering as their outcome and result.

3And what are the three kinds of corruption and failure of bodily action? … These are the three kinds of corruption and failure of bodily action.

4And what are the four kinds of corruption and failure of verbal action? … These are the four kinds of corruption and failure of verbal action.

5And what are the three kinds of corruption and failure of mental action? … These are the three kinds of corruption and failure of mental action.

6When their body breaks up, after death, sentient beings are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell because of these three kinds of corruption and failure of bodily action, these four kinds of corruption and failure of verbal action, or these three kinds of corruption and failure of mental action that have unskillful intention, with suffering as their outcome and result.

7I don’t say that intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated are eliminated without being experienced. And that may be in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period. But in any case, there is no making an end of suffering without experiencing intentional deeds that have been performed and accumulated, I say.

8Now, there are three kinds of successful bodily action that have skillful intention, with happiness as their outcome and result. There are four kinds of successful verbal action that have skillful intention, with happiness as their outcome and result. There are three kinds of successful mental action that have skillful intention, with happiness as their outcome and result.

9And what are the three kinds of successful bodily action? … These are the three kinds of successful bodily action.

10And what are the four kinds of successful verbal action? … These are the four kinds of successful verbal action.

11And what are the three kinds of successful mental action? … These are the three kinds of successful mental action.

12When their body breaks up, after death, sentient beings are reborn in a good place, in heaven because of these three kinds of successful bodily action, these four kinds of successful verbal action, or these three kinds of successful mental action that have skillful intention, with happiness as their outcome and result. …”