2. Rājakārāmavagga

2. The Royal Monastery

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.15

Linked Discourses 55.15

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2. Rājakārāmavagga

2. The Royal Monastery

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Duggativinipātabhayasutta

Fear of the Bad Place, the Underworld

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“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sabbaduggativinipātabhayaṁ samatikkanto hoti.

“Mendicants, a noble disciple who has four things has gone beyond all fear of being reborn in a bad place, the underworld.

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Katamehi catūhi?

What four?

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Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—

It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …

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itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.

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Dhamme …pe…

the teaching …

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saṅghe …pe…

the Saṅgha …

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ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.

And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion.

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Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sabbaduggativinipātabhayaṁ samatikkanto hotī”ti.

A noble disciple who has these four things has gone beyond all fear of being reborn in a bad place, the underworld.”

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Pañcamaṁ.