The first about venerable Anuruddha

Venerable Anurudddha approached the Blessed One, worshipped, sat on a side and said to the Blessed One: Venerable sir, with my heavenly eye, purified beyond human, I see many women after death going to loss, to a bad state, to decrease, to hell.

Venerable sir, on sccount of what kind of thoughts do women after death go to loss, to a bad state, to decrease to hell? Anuruddha, on account of three kinds of thoughts many women after death are born in loss, in a bad state, in decrease, in hell.

What three?

Here, Anuruddha, during the early part of their lives women live overcome by selfish and stingy thoughts, during the middle part of their lives they live overcome by jealous thoughts and during the final part of their lives they live overcome by sensual thoughts.

Anuruddha, on account of these three kinds of thoughts many women after death are born in loss, in a bad state, in decrease, in hell.