[607] But here, Ānanda, some ascetic or brahmin — by dint of ardour, by dint of striving, by dint of devoted application, by dint of diligence, by dint of right attention — attains such concentration of mind (cetosamādhi) that, when the mind (citta) is thus concentrated, with the divine eye, which is purified and surpasses the human, he sees that individual: one here who abstained from the destruction of life, abstained from taking what is not given … one of right view — and he sees that, on the breaking up of the body, after death, he has arisen in a state of deprivation, a bad destination, a place of ruin, hell. He says thus: "It seems, sir, there are no good deeds; there is no result of good conduct. For I saw that individual — one here who abstained from the destruction of life, abstained from taking what is not given … one of right view — and I see that, on the breaking up of the body, after death, he has arisen in a state of deprivation, a bad destination, a place of ruin, hell." He says thus: "It seems, sir, whoever abstains from the destruction of life, abstains from taking what is not given … holds right view — every such person, on the breaking up of the body, after death, arises in a state of deprivation, a bad destination, a place of ruin, hell. Those who know thus, know rightly; those who know otherwise — their knowledge (ñāṇa) is wrong." Thus, whatever he has himself known, himself seen, himself understood — insisting obstinately, by force and with clinging, on just that, he declares: "This alone is true; anything else is vain."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.