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AN 4.227PTS AN 2.229Bālapaṇḍita 61 min read

Kinds of Expression (1st)

Paṭhamavohārapathasutta

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.227Numbered Discourses 4.227
  • 0.223. Duccaritavagga23. Bad Conduct

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 …pe….“A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They say they’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they haven’t. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … They say they haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, and they haven’t. …”1.2Sattamaṁ.