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Numbered Discourses · AN 3.147

  • Numbered Discourses 3.147Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.147
  • 15. Good Fortune15. Maṅgalavagga

BlameworthySāvajjasutta

“Someone with three qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. What three?Katamehi tīhi? Blameworthy deeds by way of body, speech, and mind.Sāvajjena kāyakammena, sāvajjena vacīkammena, sāvajjena manokammena—

Someone with these three qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

Someone with three qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. What three?Katamehi tīhi? Blameless deeds by way of body, speech, and mind.Anavajjena kāyakammena, anavajjena vacīkammena, anavajjena manokammena— Someone with these three qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”imehi kho …pe… evaṁ sagge”ti.

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  2. AN 3.149 Impure 0.80near 0.1Numbered Discourses 3.149 15. Good Fortune Impure “Someone with three qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … Impure deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. … Someone with three qualities is placed in heaven…
  3. AN 3.148 Unethical 0.78near 0.1Numbered Discourses 3.148 15. Good Fortune Unethical “Someone with three qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … Unethical deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. … Someone with three qualities is placed in…
  4. AN 4.239 Blameworthy 0.74near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.239 24. Deeds Blameworthy “Mendicants, someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What four? Blameworthy deeds by way of body, speech, and mind, and blameworthy view. Someo…
  5. AN 4.216 Path (2nd) 0.66near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.216 22. Assembly Path (2nd) “Someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion. Someone with four qualitie…