• Numbered Discourses 5.173 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 5.173
  • 18. A Lay Follower 18. Upāsakavagga

Hell Nirayasutta

ā€œMendicants, a lay follower with five qualities is cast down to hell. ā€œPaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. What five? Katamehi paƱcahi? They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants. PāṇātipātÄ« hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaį¹­į¹­hāyÄ« hoti. A lay follower with these five qualities is cast down to hell. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

A lay follower with five qualities is raised up to heaven. PaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. What five? Katamehi paƱcahi? They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants. Pāṇātipātā paį¹­ivirato hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaį¹­į¹­hānā paį¹­ivirato hoti. A lay follower with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.ā€ Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ saggeā€ti.

Tatiyaṁ.