• Numbered Discourses 10.221 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 10
  • 22. Similarity 22. SāmaƱƱavagga

Untitled Discourse on Ten Qualities ~

ā€œSomeone with ten qualities is cast down to hell. ā€œDasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. What ten? Katamehi dasahi? They kill living creatures, steal, and commit sexual misconduct. They use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. And they’re covetous, malicious, with wrong view. PāṇātipātÄ« hoti, adinnādāyÄ« hoti, kāmesumicchācārÄ« hoti, musāvādÄ« hoti, pisuṇavāco hoti, pharusavāco hoti, samphappalāpÄ« hoti, abhijjhālu hoti, byāpannacitto hoti, micchādiį¹­į¹­hiko hoti—Someone with these ten qualities is cast down to hell. imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

Someone with ten qualities is raised up to heaven. Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. What ten? Katamehi dasahi? They don’t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct. They don’t use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. They’re contented, kind-hearted, with right view. Pāṇātipātā paį¹­ivirato hoti, adinnādānā paį¹­ivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paį¹­ivirato hoti, musāvādā paį¹­ivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paį¹­ivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paį¹­ivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paį¹­ivirato hoti, anabhijjhālu hoti, abyāpannacitto hoti, sammādiį¹­į¹­hiko hoti—Someone with these ten qualities is raised up to heaven.ā€ imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ saggeā€ti.