The four lower realms (apāya) and how clinging (upādāna) relates to them:

"The four lower realms are hell (niraya), animal realm (tiracchāna), hungry ghosts (peta), and demons (asura). Have you heard of these? Can one escape them through lying? #If_lying_could_help_escape_them_the_four_lower_realms_would_not_exist.

Think about it - you can't escape through deception. The unwholesome kamma of lying would only add another cause. Everything is recorded and accounted for.

Who did what on which side? How were wholesome deeds done? How were unwholesome deeds done? Isn't it all there? Isn't it taught 'Upādāna paccayā kammabhavo' (Dependent on clinging, becoming arises)?

These wholesome and unwholesome kammas are #maintained_by_clinging. Isn't this worth contemplating? Study this. As long as clinging isn't ended, will these unwholesome kammas disappear?

#Only_when_view-clinging_(diṭṭhupādāna)_ceases_does_the_door_to_lower_realms_close. Study this. Isn't this worth investigating? Consider this carefully..."

This teaching emphasizes that one cannot escape the consequences of unwholesome actions through deception, as the karmic process is maintained by clinging (upādāna). Only by eliminating wrong view and its associated clinging can one close the door to rebirth in lower realms. This is a fundamental aspect of sotāpatti (stream-entry).

Sadhu! Together let us keep the Dharma wheel rolling.