[489] On account of intentionally depriving a human being of life, how many offenses (āpatti) does one commit?
On account of intentionally depriving a human being of life, one commits three offenses: one digs a pit designated for a human being, thinking, "Having fallen in, he will die" — an offense of wrong-doing (dukkaṭa); when he has fallen in and painful feeling (vedanā) arises — a grave offense (thullaccaya); he dies — an offense entailing defeat (pārājika). On account of intentionally depriving a human being of life, one commits these three offenses.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.