Fear of the Bad Place, the UnderworldDuggativinipātabhayasutta

“Mendicants, a noble disciple who has four things has gone beyond all fear of being reborn in a bad place, the underworld.“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sabbaduggativinipātabhayaṁ 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, the underworld.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sabbaduggativinipātabhayaṁ samatikkanto hotī”ti.