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Lying

Musāvādīsutta

Lying leads to hell, truth leads to heaven.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.267Numbered Discourses 4.267
  • 0.227. Kammapathavagga27. Ways of Performing Deeds

0.3MusāvādīsuttaLying

1.1…pe… Attanā ca musāvādī hoti, parañca musāvāde samādapeti, musāvāde ca samanuñño hoti, musāvādassa ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati—imehi kho …pe….“… They themselves lie …

2.1Attanā ca musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, parañca musāvādā veramaṇiyā samādapeti, musāvādā veramaṇiyā ca samanuñño hoti, musāvādā veramaṇiyā ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati—imehi …pe….… They don’t themselves lie …”

2.2Catutthaṁ.