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AN 5.118PTS AN 3.1401 min read

Having Wrong View

Micchādiṭṭhikasutta

Five good and five bad qualities that determine a nun’s destiny after death.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.118Numbered Discourses 5.118
  • 0.212. Andhakavindavagga12. At Andhakavinda

0.3MicchādiṭṭhikasuttaHaving Wrong View

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.“Mendicants, a nun with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā avaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati,Without examining or scrutinizing, she praises those deserving of criticism,1.4ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā vaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati,and criticizes those deserving of praise.1.5micchādiṭṭhikā ca hoti,She has wrong view1.6micchāsaṅkappā ca,and wrong purpose,1.7saddhādeyyaṁ vinipāteti.and wastes gifts given in faith.1.8Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.A nun with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

2.1PTS 3.141Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge.A nun with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Anuvicca pariyogāhetvā avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati,After examining and scrutinizing, she criticizes those deserving of criticism,2.4anuvicca pariyogāhetvā vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati,and praises those deserving of praise.2.5sammādiṭṭhikā ca hoti,She has right view2.6sammāsaṅkappā ca,and right purpose,2.7saddhādeyyaṁ na vinipāteti.and doesn’t waste gifts given in faith.2.8Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge”ti.A nun with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

2.9Aṭṭhamaṁ.