Numbered Discourses 5.173 18. A Lay Follower Hell (AN5.173)

1.1

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

“Mendicants, a lay follower with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

1.2

Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

1.3

Pāṇātipātī hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti.

They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.

1.4

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

A lay follower with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

2.1

Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.

A lay follower with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.

2.2

Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

2.3

Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti.

They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.

2.4

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.

A lay follower with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

2.5

Tatiyaṁ.