Our renowned SarathW posted he has read the Kathāvatthu; which inspired me to have a browse.
The following appears to say Theravada asserts the devas can be evil. Have i read this clearly? Thank you
Theravādin: PTS cs 1.3.1
Āmantā. Natthi devesu brahmacariyavāsoti?
Controverted Point: That there is no higher life among the devas
Sabbe devā jaḷā elamūgā aviññū hatthasaṁvācikā nappaṭibalā subhāsitadubbhāsitānaṁ atthamaññātuṁ, sabbe devā na buddhe pasannā na dhamme pasannā na saṅghe pasannā, na buddhaṁ bhagavantaṁ payirupāsanti, na buddhaṁ bhagavantaṁ pañhaṁ pucchanti, na buddhena bhagavatā pañhe vissajjite attamanā, sabbe devā kammāvaraṇena samannāgatā kilesāvaraṇena samannāgatā vipākāvaraṇena samannāgatā assaddhā acchandikā duppaññā abhabbā niyāmaṁ okkamituṁ kusalesu dhammesu sammattaṁ, sabbe devā mātughātakā pitughātakā arahantaghātakā ruhiruppādakā saṅghabhedakā, sabbe devā pāṇātipātino adinnādāyino kāmesumicchācārino musāvādino pisuṇāvācā pharusāvācā samphappalāpino abhijjhāluno byāpannacittā micchādiṭṭhikāti?
Theravādin [speaking to Sammitiya]. You deny the practice of the higher life among devas; yet you deny also that they are physically, mentally, or morally defective: that they are, any of them, stupid, deaf and dumb, unintelligent, communicating by signs, and incapable of discerning the meaning of what is well or badly spoken; that they all lack faith in the Buddha, the Doctrine, the Order; that they did not attend the Exalted Buddha; ask him questions and delight in his answers; that they are all of them handicapped by their actions, by the corruptions, by the effect of their actions; that they are all faithless, devoid of purpose and understanding, incapable of reaching the right Order of the Path in things that are good; that they are matricides, parricides, murderers of saints, shedders of holy blood, schismatics; that they all take life, steal, are unchaste, liars, slanderers, revilers, idle talkers, given to covetousness, ill-will and erroneous opinion.
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