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Hell

Nirayasutta

Reasons one is cast down to hell or raised to heaven.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.173Numbered Discourses 5.173
  • 0.218. Upāsakavagga18. A Lay Follower

0.3NirayasuttaHell

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.“Mendicants, a lay follower with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Pāṇātipātī hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti.They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.A lay follower with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

2.1Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.A lay follower with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti.They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.2.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.A lay follower with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

2.5Tatiyaṁ.