Numbered Discourses 5.287–292
- Abbreviated Texts on Training Rules
A Nun
“A nun … trainee nun … novice monk … novice nun … layman … laywoman … with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.
What five?
They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants.
With these five qualities they’re placed in hell as if delivered there.
A nun … trainee nun … novice monk … novice nun … layman … laywoman … with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.
What five?
They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants.
With these five qualities they’re placed in heaven as if delivered there.”