The female lay disciple Migasala

At one time The Blessed One lived in the monastery offered by Anāthapiṇḍika in Jeta's grove in Sāvatthi. Venerable Ānanda putting on robes in the morning taking bowl and robes approached the house of the female lay disciple Migasala and sat on the prepared seat. The female lay disciple Migasala approached venerable Ānanda, worshipped, sat on a side and said:

“Venerable sir, Ānanda, knowing in which manner does The Blessed One declare that the one who lived the holy life and the one who did not live the holy life have both gone to the same destination after death? Venerable sir my father, Purana lived a holy life abstaining and far away from low sexuality. When he died The Blessed One declared that he is a once returner, is born with the gods of happiness. Venerable sir, my father's brother Isidatta lived a household life satisfied with his wife and children When he died The Blessed One declared that he is also a once returner, born with the gods of happiness. Venerable sir, Ānanda, knowing in which manner does The Blessed One declare that the one who lived the holy life and the one who did not live the holy life have both gone to the same destination after death?

“Sister, that is how, it was declared by The Blessed One.”

Venerable Ānanda partaking the meal in the house of the female lay disciple Migasala got up from the seat and went away. After the meal was over and returning, from the alms round, venerable Ānanda approached The Blessed One, worshipped, sat on a side and said:

“Here, venerable sir, putting on robes in the morning and taking bowl and robes I approached the house of the female lay disciple Migasala and sat on the prepared seat. The female lay disciple Migasala approached me worshipped, sat on a side and said:

“Venerable sir, Ānanda, knowing in which manner does The Blessed One declare that the one who lived the holy life and the one who did not live the holy life have both gone to the same destination after death? Venerable sir my father, Purana lived a holy life abstaining and far away from low sexuality. When he died The Blessed One declared that he is a once returner, is born with the gods of happiness. Venerable sir, my father's brother Isidatta lived a household life satisfied with his wife and children When he died The Blessed One declared that he is also a once returner, born with the gods of happiness. Venerable sir, Ānanda, knowing in which manner does The Blessed One declare that the one who lived the holy life and the one who did not live the holy life have both gone to the same destination after death? Venerable sir, then I said:

“Sister, that is how, it was declared by The Blessed One.”

“Ānanda, who is this foolish silly female lay disciple Migasala. With unripe wisdom what does she know about the range of the mental faculties of Great beings?

Ānanda, these ten beings are evident in the world. What ten?

Here, Ānanda, a certain person is unvirtuous, does not know the release of mind and the release through wisdom as it really is, as to how his evil virtues dissolve without a remainder. Has not practised what he has heard. Has not learned much. Has not penetrated to right view. Has not attained any release either. After death he decreases, does not attain any distinction.

Here, Ānanda, a certain person is unvirtuous, knows the release of mind and the release through wisdom as it really is, as to how his evil virtues dissolve without a remainder. Has practised what he has heard. Has learned much. Has penetrated to right view. Has attained some release also. After death he increases, attains some distinction.

There, Ānanda people measure -- This one had those things The other too had those things. How could one be unexalted and the other exalted. Ānanda, they measure for their unpleasantness for a long time.

Ānanda, that person who was unvirtuous, knew the release of mind and release through wisdom as it really is, how his evil virtues dissolve without a remainder. He had practised what he had heard, had learned much and had penetrated to right view. He had attained some release too. Ānanda, this person is definitely more advanced than the first said person. What is the reason? Ānanda, this person stretches out to reach the stream of the Teaching. Ānanda, who should know this differnce other than the Thus Gone One. Therefore Ānanda do not measure people, that measurement is lop sided. Either I should measure people or one like me should do it.

Here, Ānanda, a certain person is virtuous, does not know the release of mind and the release through wisdom as it really is, as to how his virtues dissolve without a remainder. Has not practised what he has heard. Has not learned much. Has not penetrated to right view. Has not attained any release either. After death he decreases, does not come to any distinction.

Here, Ānanda, a certain person is virtuous, knows the release of mind and the release through wisdom as it really is, as to how his evil virtues dissolve without a remainder. Has practised what he has heard. Has learned much. Has penetrated to right view. Has attained some release also. After death he increases, attains some distinction.

There Ānanda, people measure ... re ... Either I should measure people or one like me should do it.

Here, Ānanda, a certain person is with much greed, does not know the release of mind and the release through wisdom as it really is, as to how his greed dissolves without a remainder. Has not practised what he has heard. Has not learned much. Has not penetrated to right view. Has not attained some release either. After death he decreases, does not attain some distinction.

Here, Ānanda, a certain person is with much greed, knows the release of mind and the release through wisdom as it really is, as to how his greed dissolves without a remainder. Has practised what he has heard. Has learned much. Has penetrated to right view. Has attained some release also. After death he increases, attains some distinction.

There Ānanda, people measure ... re ... Either I should measure people or one like me should do it.

Here, Ānanda, a certain person is with hatred, does not know the release of mind and the release through wisdom as it really is, as to how his hatred dissolves without a remainder. Has not practised what he has heard. Has not learned much. Has not penetrated to right view. Has not attained some release either. After death he decreases, does not attain some distinction.

Here, Ānanda, a certain person is with hatred, knows the release of mind and the release through wisdom as it really is, as to how his hatred dissolves without a remainder. Has practised what he has heard. Has learned much. Has penetrated to right view. Has attained some release also. After death he increases, attains some distinction.

There Ānanda, people measure ... re ... Either I should measure people or one like me should do it.

Here, Ānanda, a certain person is unbalanced does not know the release of mind and the release through wisdom as it really is, as to how his unbalance dissolves without a remainder. Has not practised what he has heard. Has not learned much. Has not penetrated to right view. Has not attained any release either. After death he decreases, does not attain any distinction.

Here, Ānanda, a certain person is unbalanced, knows the release of mind and the release through wisdom as it really is, as to how his unbalance dissolves without a remainder. Has practised what he has heard. Has learned much. Has penetrated to right view. Has attained some release also. After death he increases, attains some distinction.

There, Ānanda people measure - This one had those things The other too had those things. How could one be unexalted and the other exalted. Ānanda, they measure for their unpleasantness for a long time.

Ānanda, that person who was unbalanced, knew the release of mind and the release through wisdom as it really is, how his unbalance dissolves without a remainder. He had practised what he had heard, had learned much and had penetrated to right view. He had attained some release too. Ānanda, this person is definitely more advanced than the first said person. What is the reason? Ānanda, this person stretches out to reach the stream of the Teaching. Ānanda, who should know this difference other than the Thus Gone One. Therefore Ānanda do not measure people, that measurement is lop sided. Either I should measure people or one like me should do it.

Ānanda, who is this foolish silly female lay disciple Migasala. With unripe wisdom what does she know about the range of the mental faculties of Great beings?

Ānanda, these ten persons are evident in the world.

Ānanda, with whatever virtues Purana was endowed, Isidatta had those same virtues. There is no difference in their destinations. Whatever wisdom Purana had, Isidatta had that same wisdom. There is no difference in their destinations. Both of them fall to the same category.