The Buddha presents a repeated fivefold teaching on a jain ascetic, etc. in this grouped discourse.

AN 5.294-302 A Jain Ascetic, Etc.

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato nigaṇṭhomuṇḍasāvakojaṭilakoparibbājakomāgaṇḍikotedaṇḍikoāruddhakogotamakodevadhammiko yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. Katamehi pañcahi? Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato devadhammiko yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye”ti.

Sattarasamaṁ.

Sikkhāpadapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato nigaṇṭhomuṇḍasāvakojaṭilakoparibbājakomāgaṇḍikotedaṇḍikoāruddhakogotamakodevadhammiko yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

“A Jain ascetic … 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 … a performer of rituals for the gods … with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti.

They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato devadhammiko yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye”ti.

With these five qualities they’re placed in hell as if delivered there.”

Sattarasamaṁ.

Sikkhāpadapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

Qualities:

Sexual misconduct

Sexual misconduct

Transgression of boundaries in intimate relations—acting on desire in ways that betray trust, cause harm, or violate the commitments of oneself or others.

Also known as: crossing boundaries, infidelity, inappropriate sexual behavior, unfaithfulness to one's partner
Pāli: kāmesumicchācāra
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Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026