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A Laywoman

Upāsikāsutta

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.214Numbered Discourses 10.214
  • 0.221. Karajakāyavagga21. The Body Born of Deeds

0.3UpāsikāsuttaA Laywoman

1.1“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.“A laywoman with ten qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.1.2Katamehi dasahi?What ten?1.3Pāṇātipātinī hoti …pe…She kills living creatures. …1.4micchādiṭṭhikā hoti ….She has wrong view. …1.5Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.A laywoman with these ten qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

2.1Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge.A laywoman with ten qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.2.2Katamehi dasahi?What ten?2.3Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā hoti …pe…She doesn’t kill living creatures. …2.4sammādiṭṭhikā hoti ….She has right view. …2.5Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge”.A laywoman with these ten qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

2.6Catutthaṁ.