AN 3.148 - Visama Sutta (Disharmonious)
Translated by Bhikkhu Candana
Source: https://www.mindreleased.com/s/Book-3_Anguttara-Nikya-A-New-Translation.pdf#page=279
License: Candana — free distribution, unaltered contents
Copyright © Bhikkhu Candana, 2020, 2026. Free distribution only; do not alter the contents. The original book, including its complete permission notice, accompanies this text.
Candana source labels: 147. Site text ID: AN 3.148.

147. Visama Sutta (Disharmonious) Bhikkhus, by possessing three qualities, one lands in hell as though dragged and dropped there. What are these three qualities?

Bodily actions that bring disharmony; speech that brings disharmony; thoughts and mental actions that bring disharmony.

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

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

Bodily actions that bring harmony; speech that brings harmony; thoughts and mental actions that bring harmony.

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