Tikanipāta 157
Numbered Discourses 3.163–182
The Chapter on Ways of Performing Deeds
Untitled Discourses on Three Qualities
163 “Someone with three qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What three? They themselves kill living creatures. They encourage others to kill living creatures. And they approve of killing living creatures.
Someone with these three qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.
164 Someone with three qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What three? They don’t themselves kill living creatures. They encourage others to not kill living creatures. And they approve of not killing living creatures. …
165 They themselves steal. They encourage others to steal. And they approve of stealing. …
166 They don’t themselves steal. They encourage others to not steal. And they approve of not stealing. …
167 They themselves commit sexual misconduct. They encourage others to commit sexual misconduct. And they approve of sexual misconduct. …
168 They don’t themselves commit sexual misconduct. They encourage others to not commit sexual misconduct. And they approve of refraining from sexual misconduct. …
169 They themselves lie. They encourage others to lie. And they approve of lying. …
170 They don’t themselves lie. They encourage others to not lie. And they approve of not lying. …
171 They themselves backbite. They encourage others to backbite. And they approve of backbiting. …
172 They don’t themselves backbite. They encourage others to not backbite. And they approve of not backbiting. …
173 They themselves speak harshly. They encourage others to speak harshly. And they approve of speaking harshly. …
174 They don’t themselves speak harshly. They encourage others to not speak harshly. And they approve of not speaking harshly. …
175 They themselves talk nonsense. They encourage others to talk nonsense. And they approve of talking nonsense. …
176 They don’t themselves talk nonsense. They encourage others to not talk nonsense. And they approve of not talking nonsense. …
177 They themselves are covetous. They encourage others to be covetous. And they approve of covetousness. …
178 They themselves are content. They encourage others to be contented. And they approve of being contented. …
179 They themselves have ill will. They encourage others to have ill will. And they approve of having ill will. …
180 They themselves are kind-hearted. They encourage others to have good will. And they approve of good will. …
181 They themselves have wrong view. They encourage others to have wrong view. And they approve of wrong view. …
182 They themselves have right view. They encourage others to have right view. And they approve of right view.
Someone with these three qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”