Paṭhamasīlasutta

Itivuttaka 32

So It Was Said 32

Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

Paṭhamasīlasutta

Ethics (1st)

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

“Mendicants, an individual with two qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

Katamehi dvīhi?

What two?

Pāpakena ca sīlena, pāpikāya ca diṭṭhiyā.

Bad conduct and bad view.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato puggalo yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye”ti.

An individual with these two qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.”

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:

“Pāpakena ca sīlena,

“If a person possesses

pāpikāya ca diṭṭhiyā;

these two qualities—

Etehi dvīhi dhammehi,

bad conduct

yo samannāgato naro;

and bad views—

Kāyassa bhedā duppañño,

when their body breaks up, that witless person

nirayaṁ sopapajjatī”ti.

is reborn in hell.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

Pañcamaṁ.