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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.214

  • Numbered Discourses 4.214Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.214
  • 22. Assembly22. Parisāvagga

Killing Living CreaturesPāṇātipātīsutta

“Someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie. … Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. … They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or lie. …”…pe… Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti …pe… pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 4.81 Killing Living Creatures 0.85near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.81 9. Confirmed Killing Living Creatures “Mendicants, someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What four? They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and…
  2. AN 4.264 Killing Living Creatures 0.77near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.264 27. Ways of Performing Deeds Killing Living Creatures “Mendicants, someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What four? They themselves kill living creatures; they enc…
  3. AN 4.224 Killing Living Creatures 0.62near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.224 23. Bad Conduct Killing Living Creatures “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie. … An astute person … brims with m…
  4. AN 3.163–182 Untitled Discourses on Three Qualities 0.61near 0.1Numbered Discourses 3.163–182 The Chapter on Ways of Performing Deeds Untitled Discourses on Three Qualities “Someone with three qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What three? They themselves kill living…
  5. AN 4.64 Hell 0.60near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.64 7. Fitting Deeds Hell “Mendicants, someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What four? They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie. Someone wi…