6.
The Discourse on Praise
116.
"Monks, a nun possessed of five qualities is deposited in hell as if carried there.
Which five?
Without investigating and without scrutinising, she praises one who deserves dispraise; without investigating and without scrutinising, she dispraises one who deserves praise; without investigating and without scrutinising, she displays confidence in a matter not inspiring confidence; without investigating and without scrutinising, she displays distrust in a matter inspiring confidence; she wastes offerings given in faith.
Monks, a nun possessed of these five qualities is deposited in hell as if carried there.
"Monks, a nun possessed of five qualities is deposited in heaven as if carried there. Which five? Having investigated and scrutinised, she dispraises one who deserves dispraise; having investigated and scrutinised, she praises one who deserves praise; having investigated and scrutinised, she displays distrust in a matter not inspiring confidence; having investigated and scrutinised, she displays confidence in a matter inspiring confidence; she does not waste offerings given in faith. Monks, a nun possessed of these five qualities is deposited in heaven as if carried there." The sixth.