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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.212

  • Numbered Discourses 10.212Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.212
  • 21. The Body Born of Deeds21. Karajakāyavagga

Heaven and Hell (2nd)Dutiyanirayasaggasutta

“Someone with ten qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. What ten?Katamehi dasahi? It’s when someone kills living creatures. They’re violent, bloody-handed, a hardened killer, merciless to all living beings.Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātī hoti luddo lohitapāṇi hatapahate niviṭṭho adayāpanno sabbapāṇabhūtesu.

They steal. …Adinnādāyī hoti … They commit sexual misconduct. …kāmesumicchācārī hoti … They lie. …musāvādī hoti … They backbite. …pisuṇavāco hoti … They speak harshly. …pharusavāco hoti … They talk nonsense. …samphappalāpī hoti … They’re covetous. …abhijjhālu hoti … They have cruel intentions. …byāpannacitto hoti … They have wrong view. …micchādiṭṭhiko hoti viparītadassano: Someone with these ten qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

Someone with ten qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. What ten?Katamehi dasahi? It’s when someone gives up killing living creatures, renouncing the rod and the sword. They’re scrupulous and kind, living full of sympathy for all living beings.Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātaṁ pahāya pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti nihitadaṇḍo nihitasattho lajjī dayāpanno, sabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī viharati.

They give up stealing. …Adinnādānaṁ pahāya adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti … They give up sexual misconduct. …kāmesumicchācāraṁ pahāya kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti … They give up lying. …musāvādaṁ pahāya musāvādā paṭivirato hoti … They give up backbiting. …pisuṇaṁ vācaṁ pahāya pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti … They give up harsh speech. …pharusaṁ vācaṁ pahāya pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti … They give up talking nonsense. …samphappalāpaṁ pahāya samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti … They’re content. …anabhijjhālu hoti … They’re kind hearted. …abyāpannacitto hoti … They have right view. …sammādiṭṭhiko hoti aviparītadassano: Someone with these ten qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 10.211 Heaven and Hell (1st) 0.82near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.211 21. The Body Born of Deeds Heaven and Hell (1st) “Someone with ten qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What ten? It’s when someone kills living creatures. They’re violent, bloody…
  2. AN 10.213 A Lady 0.79near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.213 21. The Body Born of Deeds A Lady “A lady with ten qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What ten? She kills living creatures. … She steals. … She commits sexual misconduct. … She…
  3. AN 10.214 A Laywoman 0.74near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.214 21. The Body Born of Deeds A Laywoman “A laywoman with ten qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What ten? She kills living creatures. … She has wrong view. … A laywoman with these…
  4. AN 10.221 Untitled Discourse on Ten Qualities 0.73near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.221 22. Similarity Untitled Discourse on Ten Qualities “Someone with ten qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What ten? They kill living creatures, steal, and commit sexual misconduct…
  5. AN 10.224 Untitled Discourse on Forty Qualities 0.62near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.224 22. Similarity Untitled Discourse on Forty Qualities “Someone with forty qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What forty? They kill living creatures, steal, and commit sexual misc…