Viyahapannatti 5.6.244

5.6.244

"How, Venerable Sir, do souls bind karma leading to a short lifespan?"
"Gautama, by killing living beings, by speaking falsehood, and by serving such a śramaṇa or brāhmaṇa with non-pure, unacceptable food, drink, snacks, or fruit—in this way, indeed, souls bind karma leading to a short lifespan."
"How, Venerable Sir, do souls bind karma leading to a long lifespan?"
"Gautama, by not killing living beings, by not speaking falsehood, and by serving such a śramaṇa or brāhmaṇa with pure, acceptable food, drink, snacks, or fruit—in this way, indeed, souls bind karma leading to a long lifespan."
"How, Venerable Sir, do souls bind karma leading to an unfavourable long lifespan?"
"Gautama, by killing living beings, by speaking falsehood, by insulting, blaming, reviling, reproaching, and disrespecting such a śramaṇa or brāhmaṇa, and by serving [them] with undesirable, displeasing food, drink, snacks, or fruit—in this way, indeed, souls bind karma leading to an unfavourable long lifespan."
"How, Venerable Sir, do souls bind karma leading to a favourable long lifespan?"
"Gautama, by not killing living beings, by not speaking falsehood, by honouring, paying homage to, up to attending upon such a śramaṇa or brāhmaṇa, and by serving [them] with desirable, pleasing food, drink, snacks, or fruit—in this way, indeed, souls bind karma leading to a favourable long lifespan."