增支部第 3 集（Sujato 英译）第 34 阅读页 · AN3.34 · Sources

Numbered Discourses 3.34Numbered Discourses 3.344. Messengers of the Gods4. Messengers of the Gods

SourcesSources“Mendicants, there are these three sources that give rise to deeds.“Mendicants, there are these three sources that give rise to deeds.What three?What three?

Greed, hate, and delusion are sources that give rise to deeds.Greed, hate, and delusion are sources that give rise to deeds.Any deed that emerges from greed—born, sourced, and originated from greed—ripens where that new incarnation is born.Any deed that emerges from greed—born, sourced, and originated from greed—ripens where that new incarnation is born.And wherever that deed ripens, its result is experienced—either in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.And wherever that deed ripens, its result is experienced—either in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.

Any deed that emerges from hate—born, sourced, and originated from hate—ripens where that new incarnation is born.Any deed that emerges from hate—born, sourced, and originated from hate—ripens where that new incarnation is born.And wherever that deed ripens, its result is experienced—either in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.And wherever that deed ripens, its result is experienced—either in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.Any deed that emerges from delusion—born, sourced, and originated from delusion—ripens where that new incarnation is born.Any deed that emerges from delusion—born, sourced, and originated from delusion—ripens where that new incarnation is born.

And wherever that deed ripens, its result is experienced—either in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.And wherever that deed ripens, its result is experienced—either in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.Suppose some seeds were intact, unspoiled, not weather-damaged, fertile, and well-kept. They’re sown in a well-prepared, productive field,Suppose some seeds were intact, unspoiled, not weather-damaged, fertile, and well-kept. They’re sown in a well-prepared, productive field,and the heavens provide plenty of rain.and the heavens provide plenty of rain.

Then those seeds would grow, increase, and mature.Then those seeds would grow, increase, and mature.In the same way, any deed that emerges from greed—born, sourced, and originated from greed—ripens where that new incarnation is born.In the same way, any deed that emerges from greed—born, sourced, and originated from greed—ripens where that new incarnation is born.And wherever that deed ripens, its result is experienced—either in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.And wherever that deed ripens, its result is experienced—either in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.

Any deed that emerges from hate …Any deed that emerges from hate …Any deed that emerges from delusion—born, sourced, and originated from delusion—ripens where that new incarnation is born.Any deed that emerges from delusion—born, sourced, and originated from delusion—ripens where that new incarnation is born.And wherever that deed ripens, its result is experienced—either in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.And wherever that deed ripens, its result is experienced—either in the present life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.

These are three sources that give rise to deeds.These are three sources that give rise to deeds.Mendicants, there are these three sources that give rise to deeds.Mendicants, there are these three sources that give rise to deeds.What three?What three?

Contentment, love, and understanding are sources that give rise to deeds.Contentment, love, and understanding are sources that give rise to deeds.Any deed that emerges from contentment—born, sourced, and originated from contentment—is given up when greed is done away with. It’s cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.Any deed that emerges from contentment—born, sourced, and originated from contentment—is given up when greed is done away with. It’s cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.Any deed that emerges from love—born, sourced, and originated from love—is abandoned when hate is done away with. It’s cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.Any deed that emerges from love—born, sourced, and originated from love—is abandoned when hate is done away with. It’s cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.

Any deed that emerges from understanding—born, sourced, and originated from understanding—is abandoned when delusion is done away with. It’s cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.Any deed that emerges from understanding—born, sourced, and originated from understanding—is abandoned when delusion is done away with. It’s cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.Suppose some seeds were intact, unspoiled, not damaged by wind and sun, fertile, and well-kept.Suppose some seeds were intact, unspoiled, not damaged by wind and sun, fertile, and well-kept.But someone would burn them with fire,But someone would burn them with fire,

reduce them to ashes,reduce them to ashes,and whisk away the ashes in a strong wind, or glide them down a swift stream.and whisk away the ashes in a strong wind, or glide them down a swift stream.Then those seeds would be cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.Then those seeds would be cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.

In the same way, any deed that emerges from contentment—born, sourced, and originated from contentment—is abandoned when greed is done away with. It’s cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.In the same way, any deed that emerges from contentment—born, sourced, and originated from contentment—is abandoned when greed is done away with. It’s cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.Any deed that emerges from love …Any deed that emerges from love …Any deed that emerges from understanding—born, sourced, and originated from understanding—is abandoned when delusion is done away with.Any deed that emerges from understanding—born, sourced, and originated from understanding—is abandoned when delusion is done away with.

It’s cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.It’s cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.These are three sources that give rise to deeds.These are three sources that give rise to deeds.When an ignorant person actsWhen an ignorant person acts

out of greed, hate, or delusion,out of greed, hate, or delusion,any deeds they have done,any deeds they have done,a little or a lot,a little or a lot,

are to be experienced right here,are to be experienced right here,not in any other place.not in any other place.So a wise person,So a wise person,

a mendicant arousing knowledgea mendicant arousing knowledgeof the outcome of greed, hate, and delusion,of the outcome of greed, hate, and delusion,would abandon all bad destinies.”would abandon all bad destinies.”