The Buddha teaches on an ājīvaka, presenting a fivefold teaching for disciples on the path.
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato ājīvako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. Katamehi pañcahi? Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, abrahmacārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato ājīvako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato ājīvako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.
“Mendicants, an Ājīvaka ascetic with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.
Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?
Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, abrahmacārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti.
They kill living creatures, steal, have sex, lie, and consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato ājīvako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye”ti.
An Ājīvaka ascetic with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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