[449] Bhikkhus, one possessing three qualities, not having abandoned three stains (mala), is deposited in hell as if carried and put there. Which three? He is immoral, and the stain of immorality is unabandoned in him; he is envious, and the stain of envy is unabandoned in him; he is miserly, and the stain of miserliness is unabandoned in him. Bhikkhus, one possessing these three qualities, not having abandoned these three stains, is deposited in hell as if carried and put there.
Bhikkhus, one possessing three qualities, having abandoned three stains, is deposited in heaven as if carried and put there. Which three? He is virtuous, and the stain of immorality is abandoned in him; he is not envious, and the stain of envy is abandoned in him; he is not miserly, and the stain of miserliness is abandoned in him. Bhikkhus, one possessing these three qualities, having abandoned these three stains, is deposited in heaven as if carried and put there.
[Footnote #1–2: The Po. and Ma. editions read "ca"; hereafter likewise.]
The Fools' Chapter (Bālavagga), the first.
Its summary (uddāna):
Fear and Characteristics, Thought, Transgression, and Careless (Attention),
Unwholesome and Blameworthy, Afflictive, Maimed, and Stains.
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The Chariot-maker's Chapter (Rathakāravagga), the second.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.