3: The Book of the Threes
111. Causes (1)
- DG BB TBW © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi (More copyright information)
1"Bhikkhus, there are these three causes for the origination of kamma. What three? Greed is a cause for the origination of kamma; hatred is a cause for the origination of kamma; delusion is a cause for the origination of kamma.
(1) "Any kamma fashioned by greed, born of greed, caused by greed, originating from greed, is unwholesome and blameworthy and results in suffering. That kamma leads to the origination of kamma, not to the cessation of kamma. [n.573] Mp: "This kamma brings the origination—that is, the accumulation—of other kamma leading toward the round (of rebirths)."
(2) "Any kamma fashioned by hatred …
(3) Any kamma fashioned by delusion, born of delusion, caused by delusion, originating from delusion, is unwholesome and blameworthy and results in suffering. That kamma leads to the origination of kamma, not to the cessation of kamma.
"These are the three causes for the origination of kamma. [n.574] Ee treats this sentence as the end of the sutta and the next sentence as the beginning of a new sutta. Ce and Be, in accordance with the uddāna verse, take this to be a single sutta divided into two parts by way of the unwholesome and wholesome roots.
2"There are, bhikkhus, these three other causes for the origination of kamma. [n.575] Mp: "This kamma leads to the origination of kammas going toward the end of the round (of rebirths)." What three? Non-greed is a cause for the origination of kamma; non-hatred is a cause for the origination of kamma; non-delusion is a cause for the origination of kamma.
(1) "Any kamma fashioned by non-greed, born of non-greed, caused by non-greed, originating from non-greed, is wholesome and blameless and results in happiness. That kamma leads to the cessation of kamma, not to the origination of kamma.
(2) "Any kamma fashioned by non-hatred … (3) Any kamma fashioned by non-delusion, born of non-delusion, caused by non-delusion, originating from non-delusion, is wholesome and blameless and results in happiness. That kamma leads to the cessation of kamma, not to the origination of kamma.
"These are the three other causes for the origination of kamma."
1"Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, nidānāni kammānaṁ samudayāya. Katamāni tīṇi? Lobho nidānaṁ kammānaṁ samudayāya, doso nidānaṁ kammānaṁ samudayāya, moho nidānaṁ kammānaṁ samudayāya.
Yaṁ, bhikkhave, lobhapakataṁ kammaṁ lobhajaṁ lobhanidānaṁ lobhasamudayaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ akusalaṁ taṁ kammaṁ sāvajjaṁ taṁ kammaṁ dukkhavipākaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ kammasamudayāya saṁvattati, na taṁ kammaṁ kammanirodhāya saṁvattati.
Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dosapakataṁ kammaṁ dosajaṁ dosanidānaṁ dosasamudayaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ akusalaṁ taṁ kammaṁ sāvajjaṁ taṁ kammaṁ dukkhavipākaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ kammasamudayāya saṁvattati, na taṁ kammaṁ kammanirodhāya saṁvattati.
Yaṁ, bhikkhave, mohapakataṁ kammaṁ mohajaṁ mohanidānaṁ mohasamudayaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ akusalaṁ taṁ kammaṁ sāvajjaṁ taṁ kammaṁ dukkhavipākaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ kammasamudayāya saṁvattati, na taṁ kammaṁ kammanirodhāya saṁvattati.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi nidānāni kammānaṁ samudayāya.
2Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, nidānāni kammānaṁ samudayāya. Katamāni tīṇi? Alobho nidānaṁ kammānaṁ samudayāya, adoso nidānaṁ kammānaṁ samudayāya, amoho nidānaṁ kammānaṁ samudayāya.
Yaṁ, bhikkhave, alobhapakataṁ kammaṁ alobhajaṁ alobhanidānaṁ alobhasamudayaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ kusalaṁ taṁ kammaṁ anavajjaṁ taṁ kammaṁ sukhavipākaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ kammanirodhāya saṁvattati, na taṁ kammaṁ kammasamudayāya saṁvattati.
Yaṁ, bhikkhave, adosapakataṁ kammaṁ adosajaṁ adosanidānaṁ adosasamudayaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ kusalaṁ taṁ kammaṁ anavajjaṁ taṁ kammaṁ sukhavipākaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ kammanirodhāya saṁvattati, na taṁ kammaṁ kammasamudayāya saṁvattati. Yaṁ, bhikkhave, amohapakataṁ kammaṁ amohajaṁ amohanidānaṁ amohasamudayaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ kusalaṁ taṁ kammaṁ anavajjaṁ taṁ kammaṁ sukhavipākaṁ, taṁ kammaṁ kammanirodhāya saṁvattati, na taṁ kammaṁ kammasamudayāya saṁvattati.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi nidānāni kammānaṁ samudayāyā"ti.
Navamaṁ.
