Dusīlayasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1553

[1553] "Householder, such unvirtuous conduct (dussīlya), endowed with which an uninstructed worldling (assutavā puthujjano), with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in a state of deprivation, a bad destination, the lower realm, hell — such unvirtuous conduct is not found in you. And you, householder, possess the virtues dear to the noble ones (ariyakantāni sīlāni) — unbroken … conducive to concentration (samādhi). And as you contemplate in yourself those virtues dear to the noble ones, your feelings (vedanā) may subside on the spot."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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