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Unskillful

Akusalasutta

Wholesome and unwholesome deeds determine rebirth.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.146Numbered Discourses 3.146
  • 0.215. Maṅgalavagga15. Good Fortune

0.3AkusalasuttaUnskillful

1.1“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.“Someone with three qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.1.2Katamehi tīhi?What three?1.3Akusalena kāyakammena, akusalena vacīkammena, akusalena manokammena—Unskillful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind.

1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.Someone with these three qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

2.1Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.Someone with three qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.2.2Katamehi tīhi?What three?2.3Kusalena kāyakammena, kusalena vacīkammena, kusalena manokammena—Skillful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind.

2.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.Someone with these three qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

2.5Paṭhamaṁ.