AN.5.294–302. Nigaṇṭhasuttādi ("A Nigaṇṭha, Etc.")

Aṅguttara Nikāya ("Collections of Numbered Discourses")

A Jain … disciple of the shavelings … a matted-hair ascetic … a wanderer … a follower of Māgaṇḍiya … a trident-bearing ascetic … a follower of the unobstructed … a follower of Gotama … one who performs rituals for the gods … with five qualities is cast down to hell. What five? They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and use alcoholic drinks that cause negligence. With these five qualities they’re cast down to hell.”



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