Aṇguttara Nikāya
Chakka Nipāta
VIII. Arahatta Vagga
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
The Book of the Sixes
Chapter VIII: Arahantship
Sutta 82
Dutiya Niraya Suttaṃ
Hell (2)
Translated from the Pali by E.M. Hare.
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[1] Thus have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was dwelling near Sāvatthī,
at Jeta Grove,
in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.
There the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," they replied,
and the Exalted One said:
"Monks, following six things,
one is duly cast in hell.
What six?
One lies,
is slanderous,
harsh,
a babbler,
greedy,
reckless.
Verily, monks, following these six,
one is duly cast in hell.'
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But, monks, following six things,
one is duly cast in heaven.
What six?
One abstains from lies,
one abstains from slander,
one abstains from harshness,
one abstains from idle babble,
one is not greedy
one is not reckless.
Verily, monks, following these six,
one is duly cast in heaven.'
