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an.5.286 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

A Monk

“Mendicants, a monk with five qualities is cast down to hell.
What five?
He kills living creatures, steals, has sex, lies, and uses alcoholic drinks that cause negligence.
A monk with these five qualities is cast down to hell.
A monk with five qualities is raised up to heaven.
What five?
He doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, have sex, lie, or use alcoholic drinks that cause negligence.
A monk with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.”