Bad Conduct (1st)

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct. What five? You blame yourself. After examination, sensible people criticize you. You get a bad reputation. You feel lost when you die. And when your body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. These are the five drawbacks of bad conduct.

There are these five benefits of good conduct. What five? You don’t blame yourself. After examination, sensible people praise you. You get a good reputation. You don’t feel lost when you die. When your body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm. These are the five benefits of good conduct.”

Numbered Discourses 5.242 25. Bad Conduct Bad Bodily Conduct (1st)

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad bodily conduct … benefits in good bodily conduct …”

Numbered Discourses 5.243 25. Bad Conduct Bad Verbal Conduct (1st)

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad verbal conduct … benefits in good verbal conduct …”

Numbered Discourses 5.244 25. Bad Conduct Bad Mental Conduct (1st)