Iti 20A Corrupted Mind
Pāli / Sanskrit:Paduṭṭhacittasutta
Corrupt-mindedness leads to rebirth in the planes of deprivation.
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– So It Was Said 20
The Book of the Ones Chapter Two A Corrupted Mind
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Mendicants, when I’ve comprehended the mind of an individual whose mind is corrupted, I understand: ‘If this individual were to die right now, they would be placed in hell as if delivered there.’ Why is that? Because their mind is corrupted. Corruption of mind is the reason why some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.”
The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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