Aṇguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
I: Sekha-Bala Vagga
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
The Book of the Fives
I: The Learner's Powers
Sutta 4
Due[1]
Translated by E. M. Hare
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[1][olds][bodh] 'Monks, possessing five qualities a monk is duly[2] cast into hell.
What five?
Herein a monk, faithless, unconscientious, reckless of blame, is indolent, is without insight.
Possessing these five a monk is duly cast into hell.
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Monks, possessing five qualities a monk is duly set in heaven.
What five?
Herein a monk, faithful, conscientious, fearful of blame, is energetic, has insight.
Monks, possessing these five qualities a monk is duly set in heaven.
[1] Our text reads bhatalṇ, but Sinh. edit. kataṇ; see G.S. i, 6 n. 2 on yathābhataṇ.
[2] Yathābhataṇ. Cf. below V, §115.
