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Linked Discourses 55.15 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.15
2. The Royal Monastery – 2. Rājakārāmavagga
SN 55.15 Fear of the Bad Place, the Underworld – Duggativinipātabhayasutta
“Bhikkhū, a noble disciple who has four things has gone beyond all fear of being reborn in a bad place, the underworld.
“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sabbaduggativinipātabhayaṁ samatikkanto hoti.
What four?
Katamehi catūhi?
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 Saṅgha …
saṅghe …pe…
And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to samādhi.
ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.
A noble disciple who has these four things has gone beyond all fear of being reborn in a bad place, the underworld.”
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sabbaduggativinipātabhayaṁ samatikkanto hotī”ti.