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A Corrupted Mind · Paduṭṭhacittasutta

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This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

“Mendicants, when I’ve comprehended the mind of an individual whose mind is corrupted, I understand: ‘If this individual were to die right now, they would be placed in hell as if delivered there.’ Why is that? Because their mind is corrupted. Corruption of mind is the reason why some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Idhāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ekaccaṁ puggalaṁ paduṭṭhacittaṁ evaṁ cetasā ceto paricca pajānāmi: ‘imamhi cāyaṁ samaye puggalo kālaṁ kareyya yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye’. Taṁ kissa hetu? Cittaṁ hissa, bhikkhave, paduṭṭhaṁ. Cetopadosahetu kho pana, bhikkhave, evam’idhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjantī”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Knowing an individual’s corrupted mind, the Buddha explained this matter in the mendicants’ presence.

“Paduṭṭhacittaṁ ñatvāna, ekaccaṁ idha puggalaṁ; Etamatthañca byākāsi, buddho bhikkhūna santike.

If that individual were to die at this time, they’d be reborn in hell, for their mind is corrupted.

Imamhi cāyaṁ samaye, kālaṁ kayirātha puggalo; Nirayaṁ upapajjeyya, cittaṁ hissa padūsitaṁ.

That sort is cast down as surely as if they’d been carried off and put there. For corruption of mind is the reason sentient beings go to a bad place.”

Yathā haritvā nikkhipeyya, evamevaṁ tathāvidho; Cetopadosahetu hi, sattā gacchanti duggatin”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. Dasamaṁ. Dutiyo vaggo.

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Tassuddānaṁ

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Moho kodho atha makkho, Vijjā taṇhā sekhaduve ca; Bhedo sāmaggipuggalo, Vaggamāhu dutiyanti vuccatīti.