AN 1.131

English translation by Bhikkhu Candana.

Translation

Text

131. “Bhikkhus, those Bhikkhus who explain what is The Dhamma as adhamma, are not just harming themselves, but bringing such harm and pain onto so many others as well, causing the suffering of many people. In doing so, they are ruining not just their own lives, but the lives of so many others, creating misfortune and miserable merit-making and damaging results not just to their own detriment, but to the detriment of all others, both Devas and humans.

“Therefore, these Bhikkhus are bringing harm and misery not just to themselves, but to countless others, while leading to the rapid degeneration and inevitable disappearance of This Beautiful and Good Dhamma.”