Numbered Discourses 4.213 22. Assembly Ungrateful (AN4.213)

1.1

“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

“Mendicants, someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

1.2

Katamehi catūhi?

What four?

1.3

Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, akataññutā akataveditā—

Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being ungrateful and thankless.

1.4

imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

Someone with these four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

2.1

Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.

Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.

2.2

Katamehi catūhi?

What four?

2.3

Kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena, kataññutā kataveditā—

Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being grateful and thankful.

2.4

imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.

Someone with these four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

2.5

Tatiyaṁ.