Linked Discourses 55.14Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.14
2. The Royal Monastery2. Rājakārāmavagga

Fear of the Bad PlaceDuggatibhayasutta

“Mendicants, a noble disciple who has four things has gone beyond all fear of being reborn in a bad place.“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sabbaduggatibhayaṁ samatikkanto hoti. What four?Katamehi catūhi? It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti— the teaching …Dhamme …pe… the Saṅgha …saṅghe …pe… And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion.ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi. A noble disciple who has these four things has gone beyond all fear of being reborn in a bad place.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sabbaduggatibhayaṁ samatikkanto hotī”ti.

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