Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.287–292
Translators: sujato
Numbered Discourses 5.287–292
28. Sikkhāpadapeyyāla
28. Abbreviated Texts on Training Rules
Bhikkhunīsuttādi
A Nun
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī …pe… sikkhamānā … sāmaṇero … sāmaṇerī … upāsako … upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.
“A nun … trainee nun … novice monk … novice nun … layman … laywoman … with five qualities is cast down to hell.
Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?
Pāṇātipātinī hoti, adinnādāyinī hoti, kāmesumicchācārinī hoti, musāvādinī hoti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyinī hoti.
They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.
With these five qualities they’re cast down to hell.
Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge.
A nun … trainee nun … novice monk … novice nun … layman … laywoman … with five qualities is raised up to heaven.
Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?
Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā hoti, adinnādānā paṭiviratā hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā hoti, musāvādā paṭiviratā hoti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭiviratā hoti.
They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge”ti.
With these five qualities they’re raised up to heaven.”
Sattamaṁ.