A Woman Who Keeps the Five Precepts

Attains a Good Rebirth

Pañcasīla Sutta

Saɱyutta Nikāya – Saḷāyatana Vagga – Mātugāma Saɱyutta – Anuruddha Vagga

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“When, Anuruddha, a woman possesses five qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, she is reborn in a good destination, in a heavenly world. What are the five? “

1. She abstains from the destruction of life,
2. abstains from taking what is not given,
3. abstains from sexual misconduct,
4. abstains from false speech,
5. abstains from wine, liquor, and intoxicants that cause negligence.

When a woman possesses these five qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, she is reborn in a good destination, in a heavenly world.”

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From the book : ‘The connected discourses of the Buddha’ (Bhikkhu Bodhi)

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