“Bhikkhus, possessing three qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What three? Unwholesome bodily action, unwholesome verbal action, and unwholesome mental action. Possessing these three qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there.
“Possessing three qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What three? Wholesome bodily action, wholesome verbal action, and wholesome mental action. Possessing these three qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing three qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What three? Blameworthy bodily action, blameworthy verbal action, and blameworthy mental action. Possessing these three qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there.
“Possessing three qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What three? Blameless bodily action, blameless verbal action, and blameless mental action. Possessing these three qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing three qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What three? Unrighteous bodily action, unrighteous verbal action, and unrighteous mental action. Possessing these three qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there.
“Possessing three qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What three? Righteous bodily action, righteous verbal action, and righteous mental action. Possessing these three qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing three qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What three? Impure bodily action, impure verbal action, and impure mental action. Possessing these three qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there.
“Possessing three qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What three? Pure bodily action, pure verbal action, and pure mental action. Possessing these three qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing three qualities, the foolish, incompetent, bad person maintains himself in a maimed and injured condition; he is blameworthy and subject to reproach by the wise; and he generates much demerit. What three? Unwholesome bodily action, unwholesome verbal action, and unwholesome mental action. Possessing these three qualities... he generates much demerit.
“Possessing three qualities, the wise, competent, good person preserves himself unmaimed and uninjured; he is blameless and beyond reproach by the wise; and he generates much merit. What three? Wholesome bodily action, wholesome verbal action, and wholesome mental action. Possessing these three qualities... he generates much merit.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing three qualities... Blameworthy bodily action, blameworthy verbal action, and blameworthy mental action....
“Possessing three qualities Blameless bodily action, blameless verbal action, and blameless mental action. ”
“Bhikkhus, possessing three qualities Unrighteous bodily action, unrighteous verbal action, and unrighteous mental action....
“Bhikkhus, possessing three qualities Righteous bodily action, righteous verbal action, and righteous mental action....”
“Bhikkhus, possessing three qualities Impure bodily action, impure verbal action, and impure mental action....
“Bhikkhus, possessing three qualities Pure bodily action, pure verbal action, and pure mental action. Possessing these three qualities, the wise, competent, good person preserves himself unmaimed and uninjured; he is blameless and beyond reproach by the wise; and he generates much merit.”
“Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of homage. What three? By body, by speech, and by mind. These are the three kinds of homage.”
“Bhikkhus, those beings who engage in good conduct by body, speech, and mind in the morning have a good morning. Those beings who engage in good conduct by body, speech, and mind in the afternoon have a good afternoon. And those beings who engage in good conduct by body, speech, and mind in the evening have a good evening.”
Truly propitious and auspicious,
a happy daybreak and a joyful rising,
a precious moment and a blissful hour
will come for those who offer alms
to those leading the spiritual life.
Upright acts of body and speech,
upright thoughts and aspirations:
when one does what is upright
one gains upright benefits.
Those happy ones who have gained such benefits
come to growth in the Buddha’s teaching.
May you and all your relatives
be healthy and happy!