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3: The Book of the Threes

III. Persons — AN 3.23: Choices

1“These three people are found in the world. What three?

Firstly, a certain person makes hurtful choices by way of body, speech, and mind. Having made these choices, they’re reborn in a hurtful world, where hurtful contacts touch them. Touched by hurtful contacts, they experience hurtful feelings that are exclusively painful — like the beings in hell.

2Furthermore, another person makes pleasing choices by way of body, speech, and mind. Having made these choices, they are reborn in a pleasing world, where pleasing contacts touch them. Touched by pleasing contacts, they experience pleasing feelings that are exclusively happy — like the gods replete with glory.

3Furthermore, another person makes both hurtful and pleasing choices by way of body, speech, and mind. Having made these choices, they are reborn in a world that is both hurtful and pleasing, where hurtful and pleasing contacts touch them. Touched by both hurtful and pleasing contacts, they experience both hurtful and pleasing feelings that are a mixture of pleasure and pain — like humans, some gods, and some beings in the underworld.


These are the three people found in the world.”

1"Tayome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame tayo?

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasankhāraṁ abhisankharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsankhāraṁ abhisankharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ manosankhāraṁ abhisankharoti. So sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasankhāraṁ abhi­sankharitvā, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsankhāraṁ abhi­sankharitvā, sabyābajjhaṁ manosankhāraṁ abhi­sankharitvā sabyābajjhaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. Tamenaṁ sabyābajjhaṁ lokaṁ upapannaṁ samānaṁ sabyābajjhā phassā phusanti. So sabyābajjhehi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno sabyābajjhaṁ vedanaṁ vedayati ekantadukkhaṁ, seyyathāpi sattā nerayikā.

2Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo abyābajjhaṁ kāyasankhāraṁ abhisankharoti, abyābajjhaṁ vacīsankhāraṁ abhisankharoti, abyābajjhaṁ manosankhāraṁ abhisankharoti. So abyābajjhaṁ kāyasankhāraṁ abhi­sankharitvā, abyābajjhaṁ vacīsankhāraṁ abhi­sankharitvā, abyābajjhaṁ manosankhāraṁ abhi­sankharitvā abyābajjhaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. Tamenaṁ abyābajjhaṁ lokaṁ upapannaṁ samānaṁ abyābajjhā phassā phusanti. So abyābajjhehi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno abyābajjhaṁ vedanaṁ vedayati ekantasukhaṁ, seyyathāpi devā subhakiṇhā.

3Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasankhāraṁ abhisankharoti, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vacīsankhāraṁ abhisankharoti, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi manosankhāraṁ abhisankharoti. So sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasankhāraṁ abhi­sankharitvā, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vacīsankhāraṁ abhi­sankharitvā, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi manosankhāraṁ abhi­sankharitvā sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi lokaṁ upapajjati. Tamenaṁ sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi lokaṁ upapannaṁ samānaṁ sabyābajjhāpi abyābajjhāpi phassā phusanti. So sabyābajjhehipi abyābajjhehipi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vedanaṁ vedayati vokiṇṇasukhadukkhaṁ, seyyathāpi manussā ekacce ca devā ekacce ca vinipātikā.


Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin"ti.

Tatiyaṁ.