AN 4.213 Ungrateful – Akataññutāsutta

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AN 4.213 Ungrateful – Akataññutāsutta

Numbered Discourses 4.213 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.213

22. Assembly – 22. Parisāvagga

AN 4.213 Ungrateful – Akataññutāsutta

 

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

Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being ungrateful and thankless.

Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, akataññutā akataveditā—

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

Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being grateful and thankful.

Kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena, kataññutā kataveditā—

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

Tatiyaṁ.