Duccaritasutta

Itivuttaka 64

So It Was Said 64

Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

Duccaritasutta

Bad Conduct

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, duccaritāni.

“Mendicants, there are these three kinds of bad conduct.

Katamāni tīṇi?

What three?

Kāyaduccaritaṁ, vacīduccaritaṁ, manoduccaritaṁ—

Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind.

imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi duccaritānī”ti.

These are the three kinds of bad conduct.”

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:

“Kāyaduccaritaṁ katvā,

“Having done bad things

vacīduccaritāni ca;

by way of body,

Manoduccaritaṁ katvā,

speech, and mind,

yañcaññaṁ dosasaṁhitaṁ.

and whatever else is corrupt;

Akatvā kusalaṁ kammaṁ,

not having done good deeds,

katvānākusalaṁ bahuṁ;

and having done many bad,

Kāyassa bhedā duppañño,

when their body breaks up, that witless person

nirayaṁ sopapajjatī”ti.

is reborn in hell.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

Pañcamaṁ.