Anguttara Nikaya - Tikanipata - Kammapathapeyyalam

Anguttaranikayo

3. Tika Nipata

7. Kammapathapeyyalam

159. Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in hell. What three?

One self destroys living things, incites others to destroy living things and approves destruction of living things.

Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in heaven. What three?

One self abstains from destroying living things, abstains from inciting others to destroy living things and disapproves destruction of living things.

160. Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in hell. What three?

One self takes the not given, incites others to take the not given and approves taking the not given.

Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in heaven. What three?

One self abstains from taking the not given, abstains from inciting others to take the not given and disapproves taking the not given.

161. Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in hell. What three?

One self misbehaves in sensual desires, incites others to misbehave in senssual desires and approves misbehaviour in sensual desires.

Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in heaven. What three?

One self abstains from misbehaving in sensual desires, abstains from inciting others to misbehave in sensual desires and disapproves misbehaviour in sensual desires.

162. Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in hell. What three?

One self tells lies, incites others to tell lies and approves telling lies.

Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in heaven. What three?

One self abstains from telling lies, abstains from inciting others to tell lies and disapproves telling lies.

163. Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in hell. What three?

One self slanders, incites others to slander and approves slandering.

Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in heaven. What three?

One self abstains from slandering, abstains from inciting others to slander and disapproves slandering.

164. Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in hell. What three?

One self talking roughly, incites others to talk roughly and approves rough talk.

Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in heaven. What three?

One self abstains from talking roughly, abstains from inciting others to talk roughly and disapproves rough talk.

165. Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in hell. What three?

One self talks frivolously, incites others to talk frivolously and approves frivolous talk.

Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in heaven. What three?

One self abstains from frivolous talk, abstains from inciting others to talk frivolously.

166. Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in hell. What three?

One self coveting, incites others to covet and approves the coveting nature.

Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in heaven. What three?

One self abstains from coveting, abstains from inciting others to covet and disapproves the coveting nature.

167. Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in hell. What three?

One self hateful, incites others to hate and approves hateful nature.

Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in heaven. What three?

One self abstains from hatefulness, abstains from inciting others to be hateful and disapproves hateful nature.

168. Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in hell. What three?

One self with wrong view, incites others to develop wrong view and approves wrong view.

Bhikkhus, endowed with three things, as lead and lain, is in heaven. What three?

One self is right in view, incites others to rectify their view and approves right view.