7.
The Discourse on Action
120.
"There are these three failures, monks.
Which three?
Failure in action, failure in livelihood, failure in view.
And what, monks, is failure in action?
Here, monks, some one is one who kills living beings, etc.
engages in idle chatter.
This is called, monks, failure in action.
"And what, monks, is failure in livelihood? Here, monks, some one has wrong livelihood, earns his living by wrong livelihood. This is called, monks, failure in livelihood.
"And what, monks, is failure in view? Here, monks, some one holds wrong view, has perverted vision - 'There is not what is given, there is not what is sacrificed... etc. who proclaim this world and the other world, having realised them by direct knowledge themselves.' This is called, monks, failure in view. These, monks, are the three failures."
"There are these three accomplishments, monks. Which three? Accomplishment in action, accomplishment in livelihood, accomplishment in view. And what, monks, is accomplishment in action? Here, monks, some one abstains from killing living beings, etc. abstains from idle chatter. This is called, monks, accomplishment in action.
"And what, monks, is accomplishment in livelihood? Here, monks, some one has right livelihood, earns his living by right livelihood. This is called, monks, accomplishment in livelihood.
"And what, monks, is accomplishment in view? Here, monks, some one holds right view, has undistorted vision - 'There is what is given, there is what is sacrificed... etc. who proclaim this world and the other world, having realised them by direct knowledge themselves.' This is called, monks, accomplishment in view. These, monks, are the three accomplishments." The seventh.