28. Sikkhāpadapeyyālaṃ | 5 | Aṅguttara

Aṅguttara Nikāya

028. Sikkhāpadapeyyālaṃ
II. Training Rules Repetition Series

286 (1) A Bhikkhu

Bhikkhus, possessing 5 qualities, a Bhikkhu is deposited in hell as if brought there.

What 5?

1) He is one who destroys life,
2) takes what is not given,
3) does not observe celibacy,
4) speaks falsely, and
5) indulges in liquor, wine, and intoxicants, the basis for heedlessness.

- Possessing these 5 qualities, a Bhikkhu is deposited in hell as if brought there.

Bhikkhus, possessing 5 qualities, a Bhikkhu is deposited in heaven as if brought there.

What 5?

He is one who

1) abstains from the destruction of life,
2) from taking what is not given,
3) from sexual activity,
4) from false speech, and
5) from liquor, wine, and intoxicants, the basis for heedlessness.

- Possessing these 5 qualities, a Bhikkhu is deposited in heaven as if brought there.

287 (2)–290 (5) A Bhikkhunī, Etc.

Bhikkhus, possessing 5 qualities, a Bhikkhunī ... a female probationer ... a male novice ... a female novice is deposited in hell as if brought there.

What 5?

1) She is one who destroys life,
2) takes what is not given,
3) does not observe celibacy,
4) speaks falsely, and
5) indulges in liquor, wine, and intoxicants, the basis for heedlessness.

- Possessing these 5 qualities, a Bhikkhunī ... a female probationer ... a male novice ... a female novice is deposited in hell as if brought there.

Bhikkhus, possessing 5 qualities, a Bhikkhunī ... a female probationer ... a male novice ... a female novice is deposited in heaven as if brought there.

What 5?

She is one who

1) abstains from the destruction of life,
2) from taking what is not given,
3) from sexual activity,
4) from false speech, and
5) from liquor, wine, and intoxicants, the basis for heedlessness.

- Possessing these 5 qualities, a Bhikkhunī ... a female probationer ... a male novice ... a female novice is deposited in heaven as if brought there.

291 (6)–292 (7) A Male and Female Lay Follower

Bhikkhus, possessing 5 qualities, a male lay follower ... a female lay follower is deposited in hell as if brought there. What 5?

1) She destroys life,
2) takes what is not given,
3) engages in sexual misconduct,
4) speaks falsely, and
5) indulges in liquor, wine, and intoxicants, the basis for heedlessness.

- Possessing these 5 qualities, a male lay follower ... a female lay follower is deposited in hell as if brought there.

Bhikkhus, possessing 5 qualities, a male lay follower ... a female lay follower is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What 5?

1) She abstains from the destruction of life,
2) abstains from taking what is not given,
3) abstains from sexual misconduct,
4) abstains from false speech,
5) abstains from liquor, wine, and intoxicants, the basis for heedlessness.

- Possessing these 5 qualities, a male lay follower ... a female lay follower is deposited in heaven as if brought there.

293 (8) An Ājīvaka

Bhikkhus, possessing 5 qualities, an Ājīvaka is deposited in hell as if brought there. What 5?

1) He destroys life,
2) takes what is not given,
3) does not observe celibacy,
4) speaks falsely, and
5) indulges in liquor, wine, and intoxicants, the basis for heedlessness.

- Possessing these 5 qualities, an Ājīvaka is deposited in hell as if brought there.

294 (9)–302 (17) A Nigaṇṭha, Etc.

Bhikkhus, possessing 5 qualities, a Nigaṇṭha ...

a shaven-headed disciple ... a matted-hair ascetic ... a wanderer ... a Māgandika ... a Tedaṇḍika ... an Āruddhaka ... a Gotamaka ... a Devadhammika

- is deposited in hell as if brought there.

What 5?

1) He destroys life,
2) takes what is not given,
3) does not observe celibacy,
4) speaks falsely, and
5) indulges in liquor, wine, and intoxicants, the basis for heedlessness.

- Possessing these 5 qualities, a Devadhammika is deposited in hell as if brought there.