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AN 4.132PTS AN 2.135Paṭibhāna1 min read

Eloquence

Paṭibhānasutta

Speaking on topic and fluently.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.132Numbered Discourses 4.132
  • 0.214. Puggalavagga14. Individuals

0.3PaṭibhānasuttaEloquence

1.1PTS 2.135“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?

  1. 1.3Yuttappaṭibhāno, no muttappaṭibhāno;One whose elocution is on topic, but not fluent.
  2. 1.4muttappaṭibhāno, no yuttappaṭibhāno;One whose elocution is fluent, but not on topic.
  3. 1.5yuttappaṭibhāno ca muttappaṭibhāno ca;One whose elocution is both on topic and fluent.
  4. 1.6neva yuttappaṭibhāno na muttappaṭibhāno—One whose elocution is neither on topic nor fluent.

1.7ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.These are the four individuals found in the world.”

1.8Dutiyaṁ.