Vaṇṇanāsutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Pañcakanipāta · Chakkanipāta · Vol. 22 · Section 116

[116] Bhikkhus, a bhikkhunī possessing five qualities is deposited in hell (niraya) as if carried and put there. What five? Without investigating and without scrutinizing, she speaks praise of one deserving dispraise; without investigating and without scrutinizing, she speaks dispraise of one deserving praise; without investigating and without scrutinizing, she manifests confidence in a case that does not inspire confidence; without investigating and without scrutinizing, she manifests lack of confidence in a case that inspires confidence; and she squanders a gift given in faith (saddhādeyya). Possessing these … . Bhikkhus, a bhikkhunī possessing five qualities is placed in heaven (sagga) as if carried and put there. What five? Having investigated and scrutinized, she speaks dispraise of one deserving dispraise; having investigated and scrutinized, she speaks praise of one deserving praise; having investigated and scrutinized, she manifests lack of confidence in a case that does not inspire confidence; having investigated and scrutinized, she manifests confidence in a case that inspires confidence; and she does not squander a gift given in faith. Possessing these … .

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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