The Buddha teaches on view, presenting a fourfold teaching for disciples on the path.
“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. Katamehi catūhi? Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, micchādiṭṭhiyā— imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.
Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. Katamehi catūhi? Kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena, sammādiṭṭhiyā— imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.
Dutiyaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.
“Mendicants, someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.
Katamehi catūhi?
What four?
Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, micchādiṭṭhiyā—
Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and wrong view.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.
Someone with these four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.
Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.
Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.
Katamehi catūhi?
What four?
Kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena, sammādiṭṭhiyā—
Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and right view.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.
Someone with these four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”
Dutiyaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026