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The Chapter on Ways of Performing Deeds

AN 4.264 Killing Living Creatures Pāṇātipātīsutta

"Mendicants, someone with four qualities is cast down to hell. What four? They themselves kill living creatures; they encourage others to kill living creatures; they approve of killing living creatures; and they praise killing living creatures. Someone with these four qualities is cast down to hell.

Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven. What four? They don't themselves kill living creatures; they encourage others to not kill living creatures; they approve of not killing living creatures; and they praise not killing living creatures. Someone with these four qualities is raised up to heaven."

AN 4.265 Stealing Adinnādāyīsutta

"Mendicants, someone with four qualities is cast down to hell. What four? They themselves steal ... Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven. ...

They don't themselves steal ... "

AN 4.266 Misconduct Micchācārīsutta

"... They themselves commit sexual misconduct ...

They themselves don't commit sexual misconduct ..."

AN 4.267 Lying Musāvādīsutta

"... They themselves lie ...

... They themselves don't lie ..."

AN 4.268 Divisive Speech Pisuṇavācāsutta

"... They themselves speak divisively ...

... They themselves don't speak divisively ..."

AN 4.269 Harsh Speech Pharusavācāsutta

"... They themselves speak harshly ...

... They themselves don't speak harshly ..."

AN 4.270 Talking Nonsense Samphappalāpasutta

"... They themselves talk nonsense ...

... They themselves don't talk nonsense ..."

AN 4.271 Covetousness Abhijjhālusutta

"... They themselves are covetous ...

... They themselves are content ..."

AN 4.272 Ill Will Byāpannacittasutta

"... They themselves have ill will ...

... They themselves have good will ..."

AN 4.273 Wrong View Micchādiṭṭhisutta

"... They themselves have wrong view ...

They themselves have right view; they encourage others to have right view; they approve of right view; and they praise right view. Someone with these four qualities is raised up to heaven."