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Blameworthy

Sāvajjasutta

Blameless and blameworthy deeds determine rebirth.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.147Numbered Discourses 3.147
  • 0.215. Maṅgalavagga15. Good Fortune

0.3SāvajjasuttaBlameworthy

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?1.3Sāvajjena kāyakammena, sāvajjena vacīkammena, sāvajjena manokammena—Blameworthy 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?2.3Anavajjena kāyakammena, anavajjena vacīkammena, anavajjena manokammena—Blameless deeds by way of body, speech, and mind.2.4imehi kho …pe… evaṁ sagge”ti.Someone with these three qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

2.5Dutiyaṁ.