[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Āgama sūtras of the mainstream schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama) › [Dīrghāgama (Dharmaguptaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama) › [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas) › 30.47-48 # The Long Āgama Sūtra 30.47-48 長阿含經 30.47-48 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [30.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.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 take life fall into the evil destinies, and those who do not take life are born in the good destinies. In this way, those who steal, commit sexual misconduct, engage in divisive speech, harsh speech, false speech, frivolous speech, covetousness, jealousy, or wrong view fall into the evil destinies; those who do not steal, do not commit sexual misconduct, do not engage in divisive speech, harsh speech, false speech, or frivolous speech, and are without covetousness, jealousy, or wrong view are born in the good destinies. If there are those who do not take life, do not steal, do not commit sexual misconduct, do not engage in divisive speech, harsh speech, false speech, or frivolous speech, and are without covetousness, jealousy, or wrong view, when their bodies break up and their lives end, they are born in Uttarakuru, with a lifespan of a thousand years, neither increasing nor decreasing. For this reason, those people's lifespans are precisely equal. Furthermore, those who are stingy and covetous, unable to give alms, fall at death into the evil paths; those with an open heart and no stinginess, who are able to give alms, are born in good places. If there is a person who gives alms to śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas, as well as giving to the poor, beggars, the afflicted with sores and illness, and the destitute, providing them with clothing, food and drink, carriages and palanquins, flower garlands, anointing incense, couches and mats, and lodgings, and who also erects stūpas and shrines, making offerings with lamps and candles, when that person's body breaks up and their life ends, they are born in Uttarakuru, with a lifespan of a thousand years, neither increasing nor decreasing. For this reason, those people's lifespans are precisely equal. Why is Uttarakuru called supreme? The people of that land do not receive the ten wholesome deeds, yet their actions are naturally in accordance with the ten wholesome deeds, and when their bodies break up and their lives end, they are born in the heavens, in good places; therefore those people come to be called supreme in Uttarakuru. What is the meaning of Uttarakuru? Among the three continents under heaven, that land is the highest and most supreme; hence it is named Uttarakuru (in the language of Qin, Uttarakuru means 'most supreme')." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > “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. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “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. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “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. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “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. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “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’). > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) ### [30.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.30.48) 佛說長阿含第四分世記經轉輪聖王品第三 > The Sūtra on the Record of the World in the Fourth Section of the Dīrghāgama, Spoken by the Buddha: Chapter 3: The Wheel-Turning Sage King. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (2) - [The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-patton.30.p172) — Charles Patton, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-mt.30.47) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.30.47-48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.30.47-48) · Pramāṇa