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Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

3: The Book of the Threes

23. Volitional Activities

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1 "Tayome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṃvijjamānā lokasmiṃ. Katame tayo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sabyābajjhaṃ kāyasankhāraṃ abhisankharoti, sabyābajjhaṃ vacīsankhāraṃ abhisankharoti, sabyābajjhaṃ manosankhāraṃ abhisankharoti. So sabyābajjhaṃ kāyasankhāraṃ abhisankharitvā, sabyābajjhaṃ vacīsankhāraṃ abhisankharitvā, sabyābajjhaṃ manosankhāraṃ abhisankharitvā sabyābajjhaṃ lokaṃ upapajjati. Tamenaṃ sabyābajjhaṃ lokaṃ upapannaṃ samānaṃ sabyābajjhā phassā phusanti. So sabyābajjhehi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno sabyābajjhaṃ vedanaṃ vedayati ekantadukkhaṃ, seyyathāpi sattā nerayikā.

2 Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo abyābajjhaṃ kāyasankhāraṃ abhisankharoti, abyābajjhaṃ vacīsankhāraṃ abhisankharoti, abyābajjhaṃ manosankhāraṃ abhisankharoti. So abyābajjhaṃ kāyasankhāraṃ abhisankharitvā, abyābajjhaṃ vacīsankhāraṃ abhisankharitvā, abyābajjhaṃ manosankhāraṃ abhisankharitvā abyābajjhaṃ lokaṃ upapajjati. Tamenaṃ abyābajjhaṃ lokaṃ upapannaṃ samānaṃ abyābajjhā phassā phusanti. So abyābajjhehi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno abyābajjhaṃ vedanaṃ vedayati ekantasukhaṃ, seyyathāpi devā subhakiṇhā.

3 Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasankhāraṃ abhisankharoti, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vacīsankhāraṃ abhisankharoti, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi manosankhāraṃ abhisankharoti. So sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasankhāraṃ abhisankharitvā, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vacīsankhāraṃ abhisankharitvā, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi manosankhāraṃ abhisankharitvā sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi lokaṃ upapajjati. Tamenaṃ sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi lokaṃ upapannaṃ samānaṃ sabyābajjhāpi abyābajjhāpi phassā phusanti. So sabyābajjhehipi abyābajjhehipi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vedanaṃ vedayati vokiṇṇasukhadukkhaṃ, seyyathāpi manussā ekacce ca devā ekacce ca vinipātikā. Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo puggalā santo saṃvijjamānā lokasmin"ti.

Tatiyaṃ.