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AN 4.217PTS AN 2.227Vohārapatha 11 min read

Kinds of Expression (1st)

Paṭhamavohārapathasutta

Truth and untruth determine rebirth.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.217Numbered Discourses 4.217
  • 0.222. Parisāvagga22. Assembly

0.3PaṭhamavohārapathasuttaKinds of Expression (1st)

1.1…pe… Adiṭṭhe diṭṭhavādī hoti, asute sutavādī hoti, amute mutavādī hoti, aviññāte viññātavādī hoti …pe… adiṭṭhe adiṭṭhavādī hoti, asute asutavādī hoti, amute amutavādī hoti, aviññāte aviññātavādī hoti.“Someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … They say they’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they haven’t. … Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. … They say they haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, and they haven’t. …”

1.2Sattamaṁ.