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an.8.40 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

Conducive

(1) “Bhikkhus, the destruction of life, repeatedly pursued, developed, and cultivated, is conducive to hell, to the animal realm, and to the sphere of afflicted spirits; for one reborn as a human being the destruction of life at minimum conduces to a short life span.

(2) “Taking what is not given, repeatedly pursued, developed, and cultivated, is conducive to hell, to the animal realm, and to the sphere of afflicted spirits; for one reborn as a human being taking what is not given at minimum conduces to loss of wealth.

(3) “Sexual misconduct, repeatedly pursued, developed, and cultivated, is conducive to hell, to the animal realm, and to the sphere of afflicted spirits; for one reborn as a human being sexual misconduct at minimum conduces to enmity and rivalry.

(4) “False speech, repeatedly pursued, developed, and cultivated, is conducive to hell, to the animal realm, and to the sphere of afflicted spirits; for one reborn as a human being false speech at minimum conduces to false accusations.

(5) “Divisive speech, repeatedly pursued, developed, and cultivated, is conducive to hell, to the animal realm, and to the sphere of afflicted spirits; for one reborn as a human being divisive speech at minimum conduces to being divided from one’s friends.

(6) “Harsh speech, repeatedly pursued, developed, and cultivated, is conducive to hell, to the animal realm, and to the sphere of afflicted spirits; for one reborn as a human being harsh speech at minimum conduces to disagreeable sounds.

(7) “Idle chatter, repeatedly pursued, developed, and cultivated, is conducive to hell, to the animal realm, and to the sphere of afflicted spirits; for one reborn as a human being idle chatter at minimum conduces to others distrusting one’s words.

(8) “Drinking liquor and wine, repeatedly pursued, developed, and cultivated, is conducive to hell, to the animal realm, and to the sphere of afflicted spirits; for one reborn as a human being drinking liquor and wine at minimum conduces to madness.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

The Results of Misconduct

“Mendicants, the killing of living creatures, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.
The minimum result it leads to for a human being is a short life span.
Stealing, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.
The minimum result it leads to for a human being is loss of wealth.
Sexual misconduct, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.
The minimum result it leads to for a human being is rivalry and enmity.
Lying, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.
The minimum result it leads to for a human being is false accusations.
Divisive speech, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.
The minimum result it leads to for a human being is being divided against friends.
Harsh speech, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.
The minimum result it leads to for a human being is hearing disagreeable things.
Talking nonsense, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.
The minimum result it leads to for a human being is that no-one takes what you say seriously.
Taking alcoholic drinks that cause negligence, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.
The minimum result it leads to for a human being is madness.”