• Linked Discourses 55.14 Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.14

2. The Royal Monastery 2. Rājakārāmavagga

Fear of the Bad Place Duggatibhayasutta

ā€œMendicants, a noble disciple who has four things has gone beyond all fear of being reborn in a bad place. ā€œCatÅ«hi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sabbaduggatibhayaṁ samatikkanto hoti. What four? Katamehi catÅ«hi? It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha … Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti. the teaching … Dhamme …pe… the Saį¹…gha … saį¹…ghe …pe… And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion. ariyakantehi sÄ«lehi samannāgato hoti akhaį¹‡įøehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi. A noble disciple who has these four things has gone beyond all fear of being reborn in a bad place.ā€ Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catÅ«hi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sabbaduggatibhayaṁ samatikkanto hotÄ«ā€ti.