Qualities That Bring One to Hell or Heaven

Monks, possessing three qualities and without having abandoned three stains (pollutions), one is deposited in hell as if brought there.

What three?

(1) One is immoral (unwholesome) and has not abandoned the stain of immorality (unwholesomeness).

(2) One is jealous and has not abandoned the stain of jealousy.

(3) One is selfish and has not abandoned the stain of selfishness.

Possessing these three qualities and without having abandoned these three stains, one is deposited in hell as if brought there.

Monks, possessing three qualities and having abandoned three stains, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there.

What three?

(1) One is virtuous (practicing moral conduct) and has abandoned the stain of immorality (unwholesomeness).

(2) One is not jealous and has abandoned the stain of jealousy.

(3) One is not selfish and has abandoned the stain of selfishness.

Possessing these three qualities and having abandoned these three stains, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there.

(Reference: AN 3.10)

In this Teaching from Gotama Buddha, he shares three qualities of mind that need to be eliminated - immorality, jealousy, and selfishness.

He explains that for one who has not abandoned these aspects of the mind, they will be reborn in the realm of hell.