[1305] "Does an Arahant (arahā) fall away from Arahantship (arahatta) by reason of kamma?"
"Yes."
"By reason of the kamma of destruction of life (pāṇātipāta)?"
"It should not be said thus." …
"By reason of the kamma of taking what is not given (adinnādāna)? … By reason of the kamma of sexual misconduct (kāmesumicchācāra), by reason of the kamma of false speech (musāvāda), by reason of the kamma of malicious speech (pisuṇāvācā), by reason of the kamma of harsh speech (pharusavācā), by reason of the kamma of frivolous talk (samphappalāpa), by reason of the kamma of matricide (mātughātaka),¹ by reason of the kamma of patricide (pitughātaka),² by reason of the kamma of killing an Arahant (arahantaghātaka),³ by reason of the kamma of shedding (a Tathāgata's) blood (ruhiruppāda), by reason of the kamma of causing schism in the Saṅgha (saṅghabheda)?"
"It should not be said thus." …
"By reason of what kamma?"
"Well then, he slanders Arahants!"
"Does an Arahant fall away from Arahantship by reason of the kamma of slandering (abbhācikkhana) Arahants?"
"Yes."
"Do all those who slander Arahants realize Arahantship?"
"It should not be said thus." …
The Discussion on "By Reason of Kamma" (Kammahetukathā).
The Eighth Chapter (vagga).
Its summary (uddāna):
The six destinations (gati), the intermediate existence (antarābhava), only the five strands of sensual pleasure (kāmaguṇa)
are the sense-desire element (kāmadhātu); only the five sense bases (āyatana) are sensual pleasures (kāmā);
material phenomena (rūpino dhammā) are the form element (rūpadhātu); immaterial phenomena
are the formless element (arūpadhātu); the individual existence (attabhāva) possessing the six sense bases
in the form element; there is form among the formless; form is kamma;
the material life faculty (rūpajīvitindriya); one falls away by reason of kamma.
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¹ Ma. (the Burmese edition) reads mātughātikammassa. ². Ma.: pitughātikammassa. ³. Ma.: arahantaghātikammassa.
The Discussion on Advantage (Ānisaṃsakathā)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.