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Numbered Discourses 4.82 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.82

9. Confirmed – 9. Macalavagga

AN 4.82 Lying – Musāvādasutta

 

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 use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical.

Musāvādī hoti, pisuṇavāco hoti, pharusavāco hoti, samphappalāpī 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 use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical.

Musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā 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

 

Dutiyaṁ.