“There are these five inhabitants of the states of deprivation, inhabitants of hell, who are in agony & incurable. Which five? One who has killed his/her mother, one who has killed his/her father, one who has killed an arahant, one who—with a corrupted mind—has caused the blood of a Tathagata to flow, and one who has caused a split in the Sangha. These are the five inhabitants of the states of deprivation, inhabitants of hell, who are in agony & incurable.”
an.5.129 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)
In Agony
- Translator: Thanissaro Bhikkhu
- Editor: Gabriel Laera
Fatal Wounds
“Mendicants, these five fatal wounds lead to a place of loss, to hell.What five?
Murdering your mother or father or a perfected one; maliciously shedding the blood of a Realized One; and causing a schism in the Saṅgha.
These five fatal wounds lead to a place of loss, to hell.”