Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

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Itivuttaka 32

So It Was Said 32

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Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

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Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Paṭhamasīlasutta

Ethics (1st)

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Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

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“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

“Mendicants, an individual with two qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

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Katamehi dvīhi?

What two?

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Pāpakena ca sīlena, pāpikāya ca diṭṭhiyā.

Bad conduct and bad view.

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Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato puggalo yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye”ti.

A individual with these two qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.”

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Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

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Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:

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“Pāpakena ca sīlena,

“If a person possesses

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pāpikāya ca diṭṭhiyā;

these two qualities—

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Etehi dvīhi dhammehi,

bad conduct

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yo samannāgato naro;

and bad views—

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Kāyassa bhedā duppañño,

when their body breaks up, that witless person

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nirayaṁ sopapajjatī”ti.

is reborn in hell.”

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Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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Pañcamaṁ.