AN 1.290 - AN 1.290
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290. “Bhikkhus, it is simply impossible for a person, who throughout life engages in damaging bodily conduct or evil physical behavior, at the moment of death, once the body has broken down, to

reappear in the heavenly delightful realms, where there is happiness and joy surrounding him in his next rebirth. There is absolutely no possibility for this to occur.

“However, it is quite possible for a person, who throughout life engages in damaging bodily conduct or evil physical behavior, at the moment of death, once the body has broken down, to be reborn in the lower realms, in the planes of misery, in the horrendous destinations, in the hells. There is, indeed, every possibility for this to occur.”