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Akataññutāsutta

Ungrateful

“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.
“Mendicants, someone with four qualities is cast down to hell.

Katamehi catūhi?
What four?

Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, akataññutā akataveditā—
Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being ungrateful and thankless.

imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.
Someone with these four qualities is cast down to hell.

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

Katamehi catūhi?
What four?

Kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena, kataññutā kataveditā—
Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being grateful and thankful.

imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.
Someone with these four qualities is raised up to heaven.”

Tatiyaṁ.