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Numbered Discourses 4.240

24. Kammavagga
24. Deeds

Abyābajjhasutta

Pleasing

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

Katamehi catūhi?
What four?

Sabyābajjhena kāyakammena, sabyābajjhena vacīkammena, sabyābajjhena manokammena, sabyābajjhāya diṭṭhiyā—
Hurtful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind, and hurtful view.

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?

Abyābajjhena kāyakammena, abyābajjhena vacīkammena, abyābajjhena manokammena, abyābajjhāya diṭṭhiyā—
Pleasing deeds by way of body, speech, and mind, and pleasing view.

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

Navamaṁ.