7. Pattakammavagga

7. Fitting Deeds

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.64

Numbered Discourses 4.64

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7. Pattakammavagga

7. Fitting Deeds

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Nirayasutta

Hell

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“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

“Mendicants, someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

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Katamehi catūhi?

What four?

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Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti—

They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie.

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imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ nirayeti.

Someone with these four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

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Pāṇātipāto adinnādānaṁ,

Killing, stealing,

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Musāvādo ca vuccati;

telling lies,

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Paradāragamanañcāpi,

and visiting others’ wives:

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Nappasaṁsanti paṇḍitā”ti.

astute people don’t praise these things.”

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Catutthaṁ.