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The Chapter on the Reviler
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The Discourse on the Reviler
211. "Monks, a monk who reviles and abuses, who slanders noble ones among his fellow monks in the holy life, five dangers are to be expected for him. Which five? Either he is expelled with his path cut off, or he commits a certain defiled offence, or he experiences a severe illness, or he dies deluded, or upon the body's collapse at death he is reborn in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell. Monks, a monk who reviles and abuses, who slanders noble ones among his fellow monks in the holy life, these five dangers are to be expected for him." The first.
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The Discourse on the Maker of Quarrels
212. "Monks, a monk who is a maker of quarrels, a maker of disputes, a maker of contention, a maker of brawls, a maker of legal cases in the monastic community, five dangers are to be expected for him. Which five? He does not attain what has not been attained, he declines from what has been attained, a bad reputation arises, he dies deluded, upon the body's collapse at death he is reborn in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell. Monks, a monk who is a maker of quarrels, a maker of disputes, a maker of contention, a maker of brawls, a maker of legal cases in the monastic community, these five dangers are to be expected for him." The second.
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The Discourse on Morality
213. "Monks, there are these five dangers of being immoral, of failure in morality. Which five? Here, monks, one who is immoral, failing in morality, because of heedlessness undergoes great loss of wealth. This, monks, is the first danger of being immoral, of failure in morality.
"Furthermore, monks, a bad reputation arises for one who is immoral, failing in morality. This, monks, is the second danger of being immoral, of failure in morality.
"Furthermore, monks, one who is immoral, failing in morality, whatever assembly he approaches - whether an assembly of warriors, whether an assembly of brahmins, whether an assembly of householders, whether an assembly of ascetics - he approaches unconfident, downcast. This, monks, is the third danger of being immoral, of failure in morality.
"Furthermore, monks, one who is immoral, failing in morality, dies deluded. This, monks, is the fourth danger of being immoral, of failure in morality.
"Furthermore, monks, one who is immoral, failing in morality, upon the body's collapse at death, is reborn in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell. This, monks, is the fifth danger of being immoral, of failure in morality. These, monks, are the five dangers of being immoral, of failure in morality.
"Monks, there are these five benefits of being moral, of accomplishment in morality. Which five? Here, monks, one who is moral, accomplished in morality, because of diligence attains a great mass of wealth. This, monks, is the first benefit of being moral, of accomplishment in morality.
"Furthermore, monks, a good reputation arises for one who is moral, accomplished in morality. This, monks, is the second benefit of being moral, of accomplishment in morality.
"Furthermore, monks, one who is moral, accomplished in morality, whatever assembly he approaches - whether an assembly of warriors, whether an assembly of brahmins, whether an assembly of householders, whether an assembly of ascetics - he approaches confident, unabashed. This, monks, is the third benefit of being moral, of accomplishment in morality.
"Furthermore, monks, one who is moral, accomplished in morality, dies undeluded. This, monks, is the fourth benefit of being moral, of accomplishment in morality.
"Furthermore, monks, one who is moral, accomplished in morality, upon the body's collapse at death, is reborn in a fortunate realm, in a heavenly world. This, monks, is the fifth benefit of being moral, of accomplishment in morality. These, monks, are the five benefits of being moral, of accomplishment in morality." The third.
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The Discourse on One Who Speaks Much
214. "Monks, there are these five dangers in a person who speaks much. Which five? He speaks falsely, he speaks divisively, he speaks harshly, he speaks idle chatter, upon the body's collapse at death he is reborn in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell. These, monks, are the five dangers in a person who speaks much.
"Monks, there are these five benefits in a person who speaks with wisdom. Which five? He does not speak falsely, he does not speak divisively, he does not speak harshly, he does not speak idle chatter, upon the body's collapse at death he is reborn in a fortunate realm, in a heavenly world. These, monks, are the five benefits in a person who speaks with wisdom." The fourth.
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The First Discourse on Impatience
215. "Monks, there are these five dangers of impatience. Which five? One is not dear to many people, not agreeable, one abounds in enmity, one abounds in faults, one dies deluded, upon the body's collapse at death one is reborn in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell. These, monks, are the five dangers of impatience.
"Monks, there are these five benefits of patience. Which five? One is dear to many people, agreeable, one does not abound in enmity, one does not abound in faults, one dies undeluded, upon the body's collapse at death one is reborn in a fortunate realm, in a heavenly world. These, monks, are the five benefits of patience." The fifth.
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The Second Discourse on Impatience
216. "Monks, there are these five dangers of impatience. Which five? One is not dear to many people, not agreeable, and one is cruel, and one is remorseful, one dies deluded, upon the body's collapse at death one is reborn in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell. These, monks, are the five dangers of impatience.
"Monks, there are these five benefits of patience. Which five? One is dear to many people, agreeable, and one is not cruel, and one is not remorseful, one dies undeluded, upon the body's collapse at death one is reborn in a fortunate realm, in a heavenly world. These, monks, are the five benefits of patience." The sixth.
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The First Discourse on the Unpleasing
217. "Monks, there are these five dangers of the unpleasing. Which five? One blames oneself, the wise having investigated censure one, a bad reputation arises, one dies deluded, upon the body's collapse at death one is reborn in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell. These, monks, are the five dangers of the unpleasing.
"Monks, there are these five benefits of the pleasing. Which five? One does not blame oneself, the wise having investigated praise one, a good reputation arises, one dies undeluded, upon the body's collapse at death one is reborn in a fortunate realm, in a heavenly world. These, monks, are the five benefits of the pleasing." The seventh.
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The Second Discourse on the Unpleasing
218. "Monks, there are these five dangers of the unpleasing. Which five? Those without faith do not gain faith, and for some of those with faith there is alteration, the Teacher's instruction has not been done, the later generation follows the example of what they have seen, one's mind does not become clear. These, monks, are the five dangers of the unpleasing.
"Monks, there are these five benefits of the pleasing. Which five? Those without faith gain faith, and for those with faith there is increase, the Teacher's instruction has been done, the later generation follows the example of what they have seen, one's mind becomes clear. These, monks, are the five benefits of the pleasing." The eighth.
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The Discourse on Fire
219. "Monks, there are these five dangers of fire. Which five? It is bad for the eyes, causes disfigurement, causes weakness, increases association, and leads to pointless talk. These, monks, are the five dangers of fire." The ninth.
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The Discourse on Madhurā
220. "Monks, there are these five dangers of Madhurā. Which five? It is uneven, has much dust, has fierce dogs, has malicious demons, and almsfood is difficult to obtain - these, monks, are the five dangers of Madhurā." The tenth.
The Chapter on Revilers is second.
Its summary:
Two on unpleasant were spoken, on fire and with Madhurā.