3.5.10 The Result of Unwholesome and Wholesome Actions – part one *
Here, young man, a certain woman or man takes the life of living beings, is murderous, with hands full of blood, bent on violence and without sympathy for all beings. Because (she or) he undertakes and performs such kind of actions after the breakage of the body, after death (she or) he reappears in the lower fields, in states of suffering, perdition and hell. In case, after the breakage of the body, after death (she or) he does not reappear in the lower fields, in states of suffering, perdition and hell then (she or) he arrives in the human field, then wherever (she or) he appears, (she or) he will encounter a short life. Such, young man, is the conduct that results in a short life: – one takes the life of living beings, is murderous, his hands full of blood, bent on violence, without sympathy for all beings.

Here, young man, a certain woman or a man rejects the killing of living beings, abstains from the taking of life. (She or) he dwells with stick and sword laid down, modest, feels sympathy for their welfare and compassion towards all living beings. Because (she or) he undertakes and performs such kind of actions after the breakage of the body, after death (she or) he reappears in the heavenly fields. In case after the breakage of the body, after death (she or) he does not reappear in the heavenly fields, then (she or) he arrives in the human field, then wherever (she or) he appears, (she or) he will encounter a long life. Such, young man, is the conduct that results in longevity, that is – one rejects the killing of living beings, abstains from the taking of life and lives with stick and sword laid down, modest, feels sympathy for their welfare and compassion towards all living beings.

Here, young man, a certain woman or a man is harassing other beings with the hands, by stick, with stone or sword. Because (she or) he undertakes and performs such kind of actions after the breakage of the body, after death (she or) he reappears in the lower fields, in states of suffering, perdition and hell. In case after the breakage of the body, after death (she or) he does not reappear in the lower fields, in states of suffering, perdition and hell then (she or) he arrives in the human field, then wherever (she or) he appears, (she or) he will encounter a life full of illness. Such, young man, is the conduct that results in a life full of illness: – one harasses other beings with the hands, by stick, with stone or sword.

Here, young man, a certain woman or a man stays away from harassing other beings with the hands, by stick, with stone or sword. Because (she or) he undertakes and performs such kind of actions after the breakage of the body, after death (she or) he reappears in heavenly fields. In case after the breakage of the body, after death (she or) he does not reappear in heavenly fields, then (she or) he arrives in the human field, then wherever (she or) he appears, (she or) he will encounter a healthy life. Such, young man, is the conduct that results in a healthy life: – one does not harasses other beings with the hands, by stick, with stone or sword.

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* Cūḷakammavibhaṅasuttaṃ: Cūḷa+kamma+vibhaṅa+suttaṃ: Short + kamma + explanation, determination + suttaṃ
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