AN 3.147 - Sāvajja Sutta (Blamable)
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Candana source labels: 146. Site text ID: AN 3.147.

146. Sāvajja Sutta (Blamable) Bhikkhus, by possessing three qualities, one lands in hell as if dragged and dropped there. What are these three qualities?

Engaging in blamable physical actions; engaging in blamable speech and communication; and engaging in blamable thinking.

Bhikkhus, by possessing these three qualities, one lands in hell as if dragged and dropped there.

On the other hand, Bhikkhus, by possessing three other qualities, one lands in heaven as though deposited there. What are these three qualities?

Engaging in blameless physical actions; engaging in blameless speech and communication; and engaging in blameless thinking.

Bhikkhus, by possessing these other three qualities, one lands in heaven as if deposited there.