Itivuttaka 32
Translators: sujato
So It Was Said 32
Dukanipāta
The Book of the Twos
Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
Paṭhamasīlasutta
Ethics (1st)
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.
“Mendicants, a person with two qualities is cast down to hell.
Katamehi dvīhi?
What two?
Pāpakena ca sīlena, pāpikāya ca diṭṭhiyā.
Bad conduct and bad view.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato puggalo yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye”ti.
A person who has these two qualities is cast down to hell.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.
The Buddha spoke this matter.
Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
On this it is said:
“Pāpakena ca sīlena,
“If a person possesses
pāpikāya ca diṭṭhiyā;
these two qualities—
Etehi dvīhi dhammehi,
bad conduct
yo samannāgato naro;
and bad views—
Kāyassa bhedā duppañño,
when their body breaks up, that witless person
nirayaṁ sopapajjatī”ti.
is reborn in hell.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
Pañcamaṁ.