The Chapter on Assemblies
AN 4.211 Assembly Parisāsutta
"Mendicants, these four corrupt an assembly. What four? A monk, nun, layman, or laywoman who is unethical, of bad character. These are the four that corrupt an assembly.
Mendicants, these four beautify an assembly. What four? A monk, nun, layman, or laywoman who is ethical, of good character. These are the four that beautify an assembly."
AN 4.212 View Diṭṭhisutta
"Mendicants, someone with four qualities is cast down to hell. What four? Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and wrong view. Someone with these four qualities is cast down to hell.
Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven. What four? Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and right view. Someone with these four qualities is raised up to heaven."
AN 4.213 Ungrateful Akataññutāsutta
"Mendicants, someone with four qualities is cast down to hell. What four? Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being ungrateful and thankless. Someone with these four qualities is cast down to hell.
Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven. What four? Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being grateful and thankful. Someone with these four qualities is raised up to heaven."
AN 4.214 Killing Living Creatures Pāṇātipātīsutta
"Someone with four qualities is cast down to hell. ... They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie. ... Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven. ... They don't kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or lie. ..."
AN 4.215 Path (1st) Paṭhamamaggasutta
"Someone with four qualities is cast down to hell. ... wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action. ... Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven. ... right view, right thought, right speech, right action. ..."
AN 4.216 Path (2nd) Dutiyamaggasutta
"Someone with four qualities is cast down to hell. ... wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion. Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven. ... right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. ..."
AN 4.217 Kinds of Expression (1st) Paṭhamavohārapathasutta
"Someone with four qualities is cast down to hell. ... They say they've seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they haven't. ... Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven. ... They say they haven't seen, heard, thought, or known something, and they haven't. ..."
AN 4.218 Kinds of Expression (2nd) Dutiyavohārapathasutta
"Someone with four qualities is cast down to hell. ... They say they haven't seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they have. ... Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven. ... They say they've seen, heard, thought, or known something, and they have. ..."
AN 4.219 Lack of Conscience Ahirikasutta
"Someone with four qualities is cast down to hell. ... They're faithless, unethical, shameless, and imprudent. ... Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven. ... They're faithful, ethical, conscientious, and prudent. ..."
AN 4.220 Unethical Dussīlasutta
"Mendicants, someone with four qualities is cast down to hell. What four? They're faithless, unethical, lazy, and witless. Someone with these four qualities is cast down to hell.
Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven. What four? They're faithful, ethical, energetic, and wise. Someone with these four qualities is raised up to heaven."