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The Woman from Pāṭaliputta

Pāṭaliputtapetavatthu

A woman and a ghost discuss doing meritorious deeds to avoid bad destinations.

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.311. Pāṭaliputtapetavatthu

1.1“Diṭṭhā tayā nirayā tiracchānayoni,1.2Petā asurā athavāpi mānusā devā;1.3Sayamaddasa kammavipākamattano,1.4Nessāmi taṁ pāṭaliputtamakkhataṁ;1.5Tattha gantvā kusalaṁ karohi kammaṁ”.

2.1“Atthakāmosi me yakkha,2.2hitakāmosi devate;2.3Karomi tuyhaṁ vacanaṁ,2.4tvaṁsi ācariyo mama.

3.1Diṭṭhā mayā nirayā tiracchānayoni,3.2Petā asurā athavāpi mānusā devā;3.3Sayamaddasaṁ kammavipākamattano,3.4Kāhāmi puññāni anappakānī”ti.

4.1Pāṭaliputtapetavatthu ekādasamaṁ.