The Long Āgama Sūtra 6.24

6.24

「八十歲人復作是念：『我等由少修善，壽命延長，今者寧可更增少善，何善可修？當不妄語。』於是，其人盡不妄語，壽命延長至百六十。百六十時人復作是念：『我等由少修善，壽命延長，我今寧可更增小善，何善可修？當不兩舌。』於是，其人盡不兩舌，壽命延長至三百二十歲。三百二十歲時人復作是念：『我等由少修善故，壽命延長，今者寧可更增少善，何善可修？當不惡口。』於是，其人盡不惡口，壽命延長至六百四十。

“When they lived for eighty years, the people again thought, ‘As a result of cultivating a little goodness, our lifespans have lengthened. Now, we should like to increase this little goodness. What good can we cultivate? We should not speak falsely.’ Those people then all stopped speaking falsely, and their lifespans lengthened to 160 years.

“When they lived for 160 years, the people again thought, ‘As a result of cultivating a little goodness, our lifespans have lengthened. Now, we should like to increase this little goodness. What good can we cultivate? We should not be duplicitous.’ Those people then all stopped being duplicitous, and their lifespans lengthened to 320 years.

“When they lived for 320 years, the people again thought, ‘As a result of cultivating a little goodness, our lifespans have lengthened. Now, we should like to increase this little goodness. What good can we cultivate? We should not speak harshly.’ Thereupon, those people all stopped speaking harshly, and their lifespans lengthened to 640 years.