AN 5.240
Dutiyamacchariya sutta: Stinginess (2nd)
Dutiyamacchariyasutta
Āvāsikavagga
Reasons a resident mendicant is cast down to hell or raised to heaven.
Translations
“Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? They’re stingy regarding monasteries, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.
A resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What five? They’re not stingy regarding monasteries, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”
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