• Numbered Discourses 6.82 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 6.82
  • 8. Perfection 8. Arahattavagga

Hell (2nd) Dutiyanirayasutta

ā€œMendicants, someone with six qualities is cast down to hell. ā€œChahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. What six? Katamehi chahi? They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie. And they’re greedy and rude. PāṇātipātÄ« hoti, adinnādāyÄ« hoti, kāmesumicchācārÄ« hoti, musāvādÄ« hoti, luddho ca, pagabbho ca. Someone with these six qualities is cast down to hell. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

Someone with six qualities is raised up to heaven. Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. What six? Katamehi chahi? They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or lie. And they’re not greedy or rude. Pāṇātipātā paį¹­ivirato hoti, adinnādānā paį¹­ivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paį¹­ivirato hoti, musāvādā paį¹­ivirato hoti, aluddho ca, appagabbho ca. Someone with these six qualities is raised up to heaven.ā€ Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ saggeā€ti.

Aṭṭhamaṁ.