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an.10.213 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

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.”