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Numbered Discourses · AN 3.10

  • Numbered Discourses 3.10Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.10
  • 1. Fools1. Bālavagga

StainsMalasutta

“Anyone who has three qualities, and has not given up three stains, is placed in hell as if delivered there.“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato tayo male appahāya yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. What three?Katamehi tīhi? They’re unethical, and haven’t given up the stain of immorality.Dussīlo ca hoti, dussīlyamalañcassa appahīnaṁ hoti; They’re jealous, and haven’t given up the stain of jealousy.issukī ca hoti, issāmalañcassa appahīnaṁ hoti; They’re stingy, and haven’t given up the stain of stinginess.maccharī ca hoti, maccheramalañcassa appahīnaṁ hoti.

Anyone who possesses these three qualities, and has not given up these three stains, is placed in hell as if delivered there.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato ime tayo male appahāya yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

Anyone who has three qualities, and has given up three stains, is placed in heaven as if delivered there.Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato tayo male pahāya yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. What three?Katamehi tīhi? They’re ethical, and have given up the stain of immorality.Sīlavā ca hoti, dussīlyamalañcassa pahīnaṁ hoti; They’re not jealous, and have given up the stain of jealousy.anissukī ca hoti, issāmalañcassa pahīnaṁ hoti; They’re not stingy, and have given up the stain of stinginess.amaccharī ca hoti, maccheramalañcassa pahīnaṁ hoti.

Anyone who possesses these three qualities, and has given up these three stains, is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato ime tayo male pahāya yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.

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