• So It Was Said 64 Itivuttaka 64
  • The Book of the Threes Tikanipāta
  • Chapter Two Dutiyavagga

Bad Conduct Duccaritasutta

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard. Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

ā€œMendicants, there are these three kinds of bad conduct. ā€œTīṇimāni, bhikkhave, duccaritāni. What three? Katamāni tīṇi? Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. Kāyaduccaritaṁ, vacÄ«duccaritaṁ, manoduccaritaṁ—These are the three kinds of bad conduct.ā€ imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi duccaritānÄ«ā€ti.

The Buddha spoke this matter. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. On this it is said: Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

ā€œHaving done bad things ā€œKāyaduccaritaṁ katvā, by way of body, vacÄ«duccaritāni ca; speech, and mind, Manoduccaritaṁ katvā, and whatever else is corrupt; yaƱcaƱƱaṁ dosasaṁhitaṁ.

not having done good deeds, Akatvā kusalaṁ kammaṁ, and having done many bad, katvānākusalaṁ bahuṁ; when their body breaks up, that witless person Kāyassa bhedā duppaƱƱo, is reborn in hell.ā€ nirayaṁ sopapajjatÄ«ā€ti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard. Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

Pañcamaṁ.