The Long Āgama Sūtra 30.47

30.47

「復次，殺生者墮惡趣，不殺者生善趣，如是竊盜、邪婬、兩舌、惡口、妄言、綺語、貪取、嫉妬、邪見者，墮惡趣中；不盜，不婬，不兩舌、惡口、妄言、綺語，不貪取、嫉妬、邪見者，則生善趣。若有不殺，不盜，不婬，不兩舌、惡口、妄言、綺語，不貪取、嫉妬、邪見，身壞命終，生欝單曰，壽命千歲，不增不減。是故彼人壽命正等。復次，慳悋貪取，不能施惠，死墮惡道；開心不悋，能為施惠者，則生善處。有人施沙門、婆羅門，及施貧窮乞兒、瘡病、困苦者，給其衣服、飯食、乘輿、花鬘、塗香、牀㯓、房舍，又造立塔廟，燈燭供養，其人身壞命終，生欝單曰，壽命千歲，不增不減。是故彼人壽命正等。何故稱欝單曰為勝？其土人民不受十善，舉動自然與十善合，身壞命終，生天善處，是故彼人得稱為勝欝單曰。欝單曰者，其義云何？於三天下，其土最上最勝，故名欝單曰（欝單曰秦言最上）。」

“Furthermore, those who kill living beings fall to evil destinies, and those who don’t kill living beings are born in good destinies. So it is with those who steal, commit sexual misconduct, who speak duplicitously, harshly, falsely, or frivolously, and who are greedy, jealous, or hold wrong views. They fall to evil destinies. Those who don’t steal, don’t engage in sex, don’t speak duplicitously, harshly, falsely, or frivolously, who aren’t greedy or jealous, and who don’t hold wrong views are born to good destinies.

“Sometimes, those who don’t kill, don’t steal, don’t engage in sex, don’t speak duplicitously, harshly, falsely, or frivolously, aren’t greedy or jealous, and don’t hold wrong views are born in Uttarakuru when their bodies break up or their lives end. They live for a thousand years, no more or less. This is why those people have life spans that are an exact length.

“Furthermore, those who are stingy and greedy aren’t capable of generosity. They fall to evil destinies when they die. Those with open minds aren’t stingy and capable of generosity, so they’re born in good places. Some people give to ascetics and priests, or they give to the poor, beggar children, the sick, and the suffering. They provide clothing, meals, carriages, flower garlands, perfumes, seats, and shelter. They also build shrines and provide lamps for them. Those people are born in Uttarakuru when their bodies break up and their lives end. They live for a thousand years, no more or less. This is why those people have life spans that are an exact length.

“Why is Uttarakuru praised as superior? That land’s people aren’t taught the ten good acts, but their behavior naturally consists of those ten virtues. They’re born in good places when their bodies break up and their lives end. This is why those people receive that praise that Uttarakuru is superior.

“What’s the meaning of ‘Uttarakuru’? Among the other three continents, its land is the best and supreme. Therefore, it’s called ‘Uttarakuru’ (Uttarakuru in Chinese means ‘Highest’).