iti.32 Itivuttaka

Behaviour (1)

This was said by the Lord…

“Possessing two things, bhikkhus, a person is placed in hell as if carried there. What are the two things? Bad behaviour and a bad view. These, bhikkhus, are the two things…”

If a person possesses these two things—
Bad behaviour and a bad view—
When his body perishes
That foolish one is reborn in hell.

- Translator: John D. Ireland

- Editor: Bhikkhu Sujato

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Ethics (1st)

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Mendicants, a person with two qualities is cast down to hell.
What two?
Bad conduct and bad view.
A person who has these two qualities is cast down to hell.”
The Buddha spoke this matter.
On this it is said:
“If a person possesses
these two qualities—
bad conduct
and bad views—
when their body breaks up, that witless person
is reborn in hell.”
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.