  The Faddeev equations for the three body bound state are solved directly as
three dimensional integral equation without employing partial wave
decomposition. The numerical stability of the algorithm is demonstrated. The
three body binding energy is calculated for Malfliet-Tjon type potentials and
compared with results obtained from calculations based on partial wave
decomposition. The full three body wave function is calculated as function of
the vector Jacobi momenta. It is shown that it satisfies the Schr\"odinger
equation with high accuracy. The properties of the full wave function are
displayed and compared to the ones of the corresponding wave functions obtained
as finite sum of partial wave components. The agreement between the two
approaches is essentially perfect in all respects.
