AN 4.219Lack of Conscience
Pāli / Sanskrit:Ahirikasutta
Faith and other qualities determine rebirth.
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– Aṅguttara Nikāya
– XXII . Assembly
4.219.. Lack of Conscience
TTC 1 —Mendicants, someone who possesses these four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What four?
They are faithless, unethical, shameless, and imprudent.
Mendicants, someone who possesses these four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.
TTC 2 Mendicants, someone who possesses these four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What four?
They are faithful, ethical, conscientious, and prudent.
Mendicants, someone who possesses these four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.
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