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Numbered Discourses 4.81 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.81

9. Confirmed – 9. Macalavagga

AN 4.81 Killing Living Creatures – Pāṇātipātasutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, someone with four qualities is cast down to hell.

“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

1.2

What four?

Katamehi catūhi?

1.3

They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie.

Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti—

1.4

Someone with these four qualities is cast down to hell.

imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

2.1

Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven.

Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.

2.2

What four?

Katamehi catūhi?

2.3

They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or lie.

Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti—

2.4

Someone with these four qualities is raised up to heaven.”

imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.

2.5

 

Paṭhamaṁ.