The Chapter on Good Fortune

AN 3.146 Unskillful Akusalasutta

"Someone with three qualities is cast down to hell. What three? Unskillful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind.

Someone with these three qualities is cast down to hell.

Someone with three qualities is raised up to heaven. What three? Skillful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind.

Someone with these three qualities is raised up to heaven."

AN 3.147 Blameworthy Sāvajjasutta

"Someone with three qualities is cast down to hell. What three? Blameworthy deeds by way of body, speech, and mind.

Someone with these three qualities is cast down to hell.

Someone with three qualities is raised up to heaven. What three? Blameless deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. Someone with these three qualities is raised up to heaven."

AN 3.148 Unethical Visamasutta

"Someone with three qualities is cast down to hell. ... Unethical deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ...

Someone with three qualities is raised up to heaven. ... Ethical deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ..."

AN 3.149 Impure Asucisutta

"Someone with three qualities is cast down to hell. ... Impure deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ...

Someone with three qualities is raised up to heaven. ... Pure deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ..."

AN 3.150 Broken (1st) Paṭhamakhatasutta

"When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has three qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and reproved by sensible people, and they create much wickedness. What three? Unskillful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ...

When an astute, competent true person has three qualities they keep themselves intact and unscathed. They don't deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they create much merit. What three? Skillful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ..."

AN 3.151 Broken (2nd) Dutiyakhatasutta

"When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has three qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. ... Blameworthy deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ...

When an astute, competent true person has three qualities they keep themselves intact and unscathed. ... Blameless deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ..."

AN 3.152 Broken (3rd) Tatiyakhatasutta

"When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has three qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. ... Unethical deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ...

When an astute, competent true person has three qualities they keep themselves intact and unscathed. ... Ethical deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ..."

AN 3.153 Broken (4th) Catutthakhatasutta

"When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has three qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. ... Impure deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ...

When an astute, competent true person has three qualities they keep themselves intact and unscathed. ... Pure deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. ..."

AN 3.154 Homage Vandanāsutta

"Mendicants, there are three kinds of homage. What three? By way of body, speech, and mind. These are the three kinds of homage."

AN 3.155 Morning Pubbaṇhasutta

"Mendicants, those sentient beings who do good things in the morning by way of body, speech, and mind have a good morning.

Those sentient beings who do good things at midday by way of body, speech, and mind have a good midday.

Those sentient beings who do good things in the evening by way of body, speech, and mind have a good evening.

A good star, a good fortune,
a good dawn, a good rising,
a good moment, a good hour:
these come with good gifts to spiritual practitioners.

Worthy deeds of body,
verbal worthy deeds,
worthy deeds of mind,
worthy resolutions:
when your deeds have been worthy,
you get worthy benefits.

Those happy with these benefits
flourish in the Buddha's teaching.
May you and all your relatives
be healthy and happy!"