an.10.213 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

Women

“Bhikkhus, possessing ten qualities, women are deposited in hell as if brought there. What ten? (1) They destroy life … as above … and (10) hold wrong view. Possessing these ten qualities, women are deposited in hell as if brought there.

“Bhikkhus, possessing ten qualities, women are deposited in heaven as if brought there. What ten? (1) They abstain from the destruction of life … as above … and (10) hold right view. Possessing these ten qualities, women are deposited in heaven as if brought there.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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A Female

She indulges in talking nonsense. …
She’s covetous. …
“A female with ten qualities is cast down to hell.
What ten?
She kills living creatures. …
She steals. …
She commits sexual misconduct. …
She lies. …
She speaks divisively. …
She speaks harshly. …
She has cruel intentions. …
She has wrong view. …
A female with these ten qualities is cast down to hell.
A female with ten qualities is raised up to heaven.
What ten?
She doesn’t kill living creatures. …
She doesn’t steal. …
She doesn’t commit sexual misconduct. …
She doesn’t lie. …
She doesn’t speak divisively. …
She doesn’t speak harshly. …
She doesn’t indulge in talking nonsense. …
She’s content. …
She’s kind hearted. …
She has right view. …
A female with these ten qualities is raised up to heaven.”