9. Macalavagga

9. Confirmed

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.81

Numbered Discourses 4.81

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9. Macalavagga

9. Confirmed

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Pāṇātipātasutta

Killing Living Creatures

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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 niraye.

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

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Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.

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

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Katamehi catūhi?

What four?

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Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti—

They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or lie.

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imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.

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

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Paṭhamaṁ.