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Numbered Discourses 3.147

15. Maṅgalavagga
15. Good Fortune

Sāvajjasutta

Blameworthy

“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.
“Someone with three qualities is cast down to hell.

Katamehi tīhi?
What three?

Sāvajjena kāyakammena, sāvajjena vacīkammena, sāvajjena manokammena—
Blameworthy deeds by way of body, speech, and mind.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.
Someone with these three qualities is cast down to hell.

Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.
Someone with three qualities is raised up to heaven.

Katamehi tīhi?
What three?

Anavajjena kāyakammena, anavajjena vacīkammena, anavajjena manokammena—
Blameless deeds by way of body, speech, and mind.

imehi kho …pe… evaṁ sagge”ti.
Someone with these three qualities is raised up to heaven.”

Dutiyaṁ.