The Buddha teaches on a laywoman, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.
PTS 5.287“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye. Katamehi dasahi? Pāṇātipātinī hoti …pe… micchādiṭṭhikā hoti …. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.
Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge. Katamehi dasahi? Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā hoti …pe… sammādiṭṭhikā hoti …. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge”.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.
“A laywoman with ten qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.
Katamehi dasahi?
What ten?
Pāṇātipātinī hoti …pe…
She kills living creatures. …
micchādiṭṭhikā hoti ….
She has wrong view. …
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.
A laywoman with these ten qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.
Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge.
A laywoman with ten qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.
Katamehi dasahi?
What ten?
Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā hoti …pe…
She doesn’t kill living creatures. …
sammādiṭṭhikā hoti ….
She has right view. …
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā upāsikā yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge”.
A laywoman with these ten qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”
Last updated on September 13, 2026