{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an6.39/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an6.39","id":"suttacentral_an6.39","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an6.39/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, there are these three sources that give rise to deeds. What three? Greed, hate, and delusion are sources that give rise to deeds. Greed doesn\u2019t give rise to contentment. Rather, greed just gives rise to greed. Hate doesn\u2019t give rise to love. Rather, hate just gives rise to hate. Delusion doesn\u2019t give rise to understanding. Rather, delusion just gives rise to delusion. It\u2019s not because of deeds born of greed, hate, and delusion that gods, humans, or those in any other good places are found. Rather, it\u2019s because of deeds born of greed, hate, and delusion that hell, the animal realm, the ghost realm, or any other bad places are found. These are three sources that give rise to deeds. Mendicants, there are these three sources that give rise to deeds. What three? Contentment, love, and understanding are sources that give rise to deeds. Contentment doesn\u2019t give rise to greed. Rather, contentment just gives rise to contentment. Love doesn\u2019t give rise to hate. Rather, love just gives rise to love. Understanding doesn\u2019t give rise to delusion. Rather, understanding just gives rise to understanding. It\u2019s not because of deeds born of contentment, love, and understanding that hell, the animal realm, the ghost realm, or any other bad places are found. Rather, it\u2019s because of deeds born of contentment, love, and understanding that gods, humans, or those in any other good places are found. These are three sources that give rise to deeds.\u201d","title":"Sources","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":242}