Aṅguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
I: Sekha-Bala Vagga
The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
V. The Book of the Fives
I. The Trainee's Powers
Sutta 4
Dukkha Suttaɱ
As If Brought There
Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi.
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[1][pts][olds]. "Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, a bhikkhu is deposited in hell as if brought there.
What five?
Here, a bhikkhu is devoid of faith, morally shameless, morally reckless, lazy, and unwise.
Possessing these five qualities, a bhikkhu is deposited in hell as if brought there.
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[4] "Bhikkhus, possessing five [other] qualities, a bhikkhu is deposited in heaven as if brought there.
What five?
Here, a bhikkhu is endowed with faith, has a sense of moral shame, has moral dread, and is energetic and wise.
Possessing these five qualities, a bhikkhu is deposited in heaven as if brought there."
