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AN 4.218PTS AN 2.227Vohārapatha 21 min read

Kinds of Expression (2nd)

Dutiyavohārapathasutta

Truth and untruth determine rebirth.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.218Numbered Discourses 4.218
  • 0.222. Parisāvagga22. Assembly

0.3DutiyavohārapathasuttaKinds of Expression (2nd)

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

1.2Aṭṭhamaṁ.