AN10_213: Mātugāmasutta

Mātugāmasutta - translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi

“Bhikkhus, possessing ten qualities, women are deposited in hell as if brought there. What ten? an.v.287 (1) They destroy life … as above … and (10) hold wrong view. Possessing these ten qualities, women are deposited in hell as if brought there.

“Bhikkhus, possessing ten qualities, women are deposited in heaven as if brought there. What ten? (1) They abstain from the destruction of life … as above … and (10) hold right view. Possessing these ten qualities, women are deposited in heaven as if brought there.”

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