9. Macalavagga

9. Confirmed

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.82

Numbered Discourses 4.82

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9. Macalavagga

9. Confirmed

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Musāvādasutta

Lying

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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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Musāvādī hoti, pisuṇavāco hoti, pharusavāco hoti, samphappalāpī hoti—

They use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical.

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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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Musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti—

They don’t use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical.

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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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Dutiyaṁ.