• Numbered Discourses 5.173 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 5.173

18. A Lay Follower 18. Upāsakavagga

Hell Nirayasutta

ā€œMendicants, a lay follower with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. ā€œPaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. What five? Katamehi paƱcahi? They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. PāṇātipātÄ« hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaį¹­į¹­hāyÄ« hoti. A lay follower with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

A lay follower with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. PaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. What five? Katamehi paƱcahi? They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. Pāṇātipātā paį¹­ivirato hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaį¹­į¹­hānā paį¹­ivirato hoti. A lay follower with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.ā€ Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ saggeā€ti.