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AN 4.148PTS AN 2.141Duccarita1 min read

Bad Conduct

Duccaritasutta

Speech that’s lying, divisive, harsh, or meaningless.

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  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.148Numbered Discourses 4.148
  • 0.215. Ābhāvagga15. Brightness

0.3DuccaritasuttaBad Conduct

1.1PTS 2.141“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, vacīduccaritāni.“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of bad conduct by way of speech.1.2Katamāni cattāri?What four?1.3Musāvādo, pisuṇā vācā, pharusā vācā, samphappalāpo—Speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri vacīduccaritānī”ti.These are the four kinds of bad conduct by way of speech.”

1.5Aṭṭhamaṁ.