The Long Āgama Sūtra 6.26

6.26

「萬歲時人復作是念：『我等由修善故，壽命延長，今者寧可更增少善，何善可修？當行正見，不生顛倒。』於是，其人盡行正見，不起顛倒，壽命延長至二萬歲。二萬歲時人復作是念：『我等由修善故，壽命延長，今者寧可更增少善，何善可修？當滅三不善法，一者非法婬，二者非法貪，三者邪見。』於是，其人盡滅三不善法，壽命延長至四萬歲。四萬歲時人復作是念：『我等由修善故，壽命延長，今者寧可更增少善，何善可修？當孝養父母，敬事師長。』於是，其人即孝養父母，敬事師長，壽命延長至八萬歲。

“When they lived for 10,000 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 practice right view and not create delusion.’ Thereupon, those people all practiced right view and didn’t give rise to delusion, and their lifespans lengthened to 20,000 years.

“When they lived for 20,000 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 desist from three unskillful qualities, which are 1. lust and 2. greed that go against Dharma and 3. wrong view.’ Thereupon, those people all desisted from these three unskillful qualities, and their lifespans lengthened to 40,000 years.

“When they lived for 40,000 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 dutifully support our parents and respectfully serve our teachers.’ Thereupon, those people then dutifully supported their parents and respectfully served their teachers, and their lifespans lengthened to 80,000 years.