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The Second Discourse on One Who Deserves Dispraise
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"Monks, a resident monk possessed of five qualities is deposited in hell as if carried there.
Which five?
Without investigating and without scrutinising, he praises one who deserves dispraise;
without investigating and without scrutinising, he dispraises one who deserves praise;
he is stingy with residence and greedy for residence;
he is stingy with families and greedy for families;
he wastes offerings given in faith.
Monks, a resident monk possessed of these five qualities is deposited in hell as if carried there.
"Monks, a resident monk possessed of five qualities is deposited in heaven as if carried there. Which five? Having investigated and scrutinised, he dispraises one who deserves dispraise; having investigated and scrutinised, he praises one who deserves praise; he is not stingy with residence and not greedy for residence; he is not stingy with families and not greedy for families; he does not waste offerings given in faith. Monks, a resident monk possessed of these five qualities is deposited in heaven as if carried there." The seventh.