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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

10: The Book of the Tens

XXI. The Body Born of Deeds — AN 10.213: A Female

1“A female with ten qualities is cast down to hell. What ten? She kills living creatures. … She steals. … She commits sexual misconduct. … She lies. … She speaks divisively. … She speaks harshly. … She indulges in talking nonsense. … She’s covetous. … She has cruel intentions. … She has wrong view. … A female with these ten qualities is cast down to hell.

2A female with ten qualities is raised up to heaven. What ten? She doesn’t kill living creatures. … She doesn’t steal. … She doesn’t commit sexual misconduct. … She doesn’t lie. … She doesn’t speak divisively. … She doesn’t speak harshly. … She doesn’t indulge in talking nonsense. … She’s content. … She’s kind hearted. … She has right view. … A female with these ten qualities is raised up to heaven.”

1"Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. Katamehi dasahi? Pāṇātipātī hoti … pe … adinnādāyī hoti … kāmesumicchācārī hoti … musāvādī hoti … pisuṇavāco hoti … pharusavāco hoti … samphappalāpī hoti … abhijjhālu hoti … byāpannacitto hoti … micchādiṭṭhiko hoti … . Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

2Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. Katamehi dasahi? Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti … pe … adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti … kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti … musāvādā paṭivirato hoti … pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti … pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti … samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti … anabhijjhālu hoti … abyāpannacitto hoti … sammādiṭṭhiko hoti … . Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge"ti.

Tatiyaṁ.