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Aṅguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
I: Sekha-Bala Vagga

The Book of the Gradual Sayings
The Book of the Fives
I: The Learner's Powers

Sutta 4

Due[1]

Translated by E. M. Hare

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[1][olds][bodh] 'Monks, possessing five qualities a monk is duly[2] cast into hell.

What five?

Herein a monk, faithless, unconscientious, reckless of blame, is indolent, is without insight.

Possessing these five a monk is duly cast into hell.

 

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Monks, possessing five qualities a monk is duly set in heaven.

What five?

Herein a monk, faithful, conscientious, fearful of blame, is energetic, has insight.

Monks, possessing these five qualities a monk is duly set in heaven.

 


[1] Our text reads bhatalṅ, but Sinh. edit. kataṅ; see G.S. i, 6 n. 2 on yathābhataṅ.

[2] Yathābhataṅ. Cf. below V, §115.


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