[604] "Ānanda, here some ascetic or brahmin — by means of ardor, by means of striving, by means of application, by means of diligence, by means of right attention — touches such a concentration of mind (cetosamādhi) that, when the mind (citta) is thus concentrated, with the divine eye (dibbacakkhu), purified and surpassing the human, he sees that individual here — one who kills living beings, takes what is not given, engages in misconduct in sensual pleasures, speaks falsely, speaks divisively, speaks harshly, engages in idle chatter, is covetous, has a mind of ill will, and holds wrong view — and he sees that, with the breakup of the body, after death, that person has reappeared in a state of deprivation, a bad destination, a state of ruin, in hell.
He says thus: 'It seems, sir, that there are evil deeds; there is a result of misconduct. For I saw that individual here — one who kills living beings, takes what is not given, engages in misconduct in sensual pleasures … holds wrong view — and I see that, with the breakup of the body, after death, he has reappeared in a state of deprivation, a bad destination, a state of ruin, in hell.'
He says thus: 'It seems, sir, that everyone who kills living beings, takes what is not given … holds wrong view, with the breakup of the body, after death, reappears in a state of deprivation, a bad destination, a state of ruin, in hell. Those who know thus know rightly; those who know otherwise — their knowledge (ñāṇa) is wrong.'
Thus, with regard to just that which he himself has known, himself has seen, himself has understood, he obstinately adheres to it there, insisting with force and dogmatic grasping: 'This alone is true; anything else is vain.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.