{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an2.18/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an2.18","id":"suttacentral_an2.18","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an2.18/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"Then Venerable \u0100nanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him, \u201c\u0100nanda, I absolutely say that you should not do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind.\u201d \u201cBut, sir, if someone does these things that should not be done, what drawbacks should they expect?\u201d \u201cThey should expect these drawbacks. They blame themselves. After examination, sensible people criticize them. They get a bad reputation. They feel lost when they die. And when their body breaks up, after death, they are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. These are the drawbacks they should expect.\u201d \u201c\u0100nanda, I absolutely say that you should do good things by way of body, speech, and mind.\u201d \u201cBut, sir, if someone does these things that should be done, what benefits should they expect?\u201d \u201cThey should expect these benefits. They don\u2019t blame themselves. After examination, sensible people praise them. They get a good reputation. They don\u2019t feel lost when they die. And when the body breaks up, after death, they are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm. These are the benefits they should expect.\u201d","title":"18","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":194}