SN 55.15 Fear of the Bad Place, the Underworld – Duggativinipātabhayasutta

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SN 55.15 Fear of the Bad Place, the Underworld – Duggativinipātabhayasutta

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.