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Linked Discourses · SN 37.15

  • Linked Discourses 37.15Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.15
  • 2. Abbreviated Texts2. Dutiyapeyyālavagga

LovingAkkodhanasutta

Then Venerable Anuruddha went up to the Buddha … and asked him,Atha kho āyasmā anuruddho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā anuruddho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “Sometimes, sir, with my clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, I see that a female—when her body breaks up, after death—is reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.“idhāhaṁ, bhante, mātugāmaṁ passāmi dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjantaṁ. How many qualities do ladies have so that they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm?”Katīhi nu kho, bhante, dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjatī”ti?

“Anuruddha, when ladies have five qualities, when their body breaks up, after death, they are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.“Pañcahi kho, anuruddha, dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. What five?Katamehi pañcahi? They’re faithful, conscientious, prudent, loving, and wise.Saddho ca hoti, hirimā ca hoti, ottappī ca hoti, akkodhano ca hoti, paññavā ca hoti— When ladies possess these five qualities, when their body breaks up, after death, they are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.”imehi kho, anuruddha, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjatī”ti.

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  1. AN 3.129 With Anuruddha (1st) 0.73near 0.1Numbered Discourses 3.129 13. Kusinārā With Anuruddha (1st) Then Venerable Anuruddha went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sometimes, sir, with my clairvoyance that is purified and superhu…
  2. SN 37.24 Five Precepts 0.72near 0.1Linked Discourses 37.24 2. Abbreviated Texts Five Precepts “Anuruddha, when ladies have five qualities, when their body breaks up, after death, they are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm. What five? They don’t kil…
  3. SN 37.5 Irritable 0.69near 0.1Linked Discourses 37.5 1. Abbreviated Texts Irritable Then Venerable Anuruddha went up to the Buddha, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sometimes, sir, with my clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, I see th…
  4. SN 37.14 Five Threats 0.61near 0.1Linked Discourses 37.14 1. Abbreviated Texts Five Threats “Anuruddha, when ladies have five qualities, when their body breaks up, after death, they are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. What f…
  5. AN 8.46 Anuruddha and the Agreeable Deities 0.59near 0.1In the same way the performance by those deities sounded graceful, tantalizing, sensuous, endearing, and intoxicating. But Venerable Anuruddha averted his senses. Then those deities, thinking “Master Anuruddha isn’t enjo…