Untitled Discourse on Twenty Qualities~

“Someone with twenty qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.“Vīsatiyā, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. What twenty?Katamehi vīsatiyā? They kill living creatures, steal, and commit sexual misconduct. They use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. They’re covetous, malicious, with wrong view. And they encourage others to do these things.Attanā ca pāṇātipātī hoti, parañca pāṇātipāte samādapeti; Someone with these twenty qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.imehi kho, bhikkhave, vīsatiyā dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

Someone with twenty qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.Vīsatiyā, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. What twenty?Katamehi vīsatiyā? They don’t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct. They don’t use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. They’re contented, kind-hearted, with right view. And they encourage others to do these things.Attanā ca pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, parañca pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; Someone with these twenty qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”imehi kho, bhikkhave, vīsatiyā dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.