Dear Nina, Bryan and friends,

30. "Dussiilassa, bhikkhave, dve pa.tiggaahaa - nirayo vaa tiracchaanayoni vaa. Siilavato, bhikkhave, dve pa.tiggaahaa - devaa vaa manussaa vaa"ti.

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"Dussiilassa, bhikkhave, dve pa.tiggaahaa -
for one of bad character / monks / two / acceptances
"O monks, for the unvirtuous person, (there are) two accepting (destinies) -

dussiila = du-s-siila (adj) bad character.
- siila (n) character, behaviour; Buddhist precepts.
pa.tiggaaha [from pa.tigga.nhaati] acceptance.

nirayo vaa tiracchaanayoni vaa.
hell / or / womb of animals / or
hell or the womb of animals.

Siilavato, bhikkhave, dve pa.tiggaahaa -
for the virtuous one / monks / two / acceptances
"O monks, for the virtuous person, (there are) two accepting (destinies) -

siilavant (adj) virtuous.

devaa vaa manussaa vaa"ti.
divine beings / or / human beings / or
divine beings or human beings."



metta,
Yong Peng.