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Backbiting

Pisuṇavācāsutta

Divisive speech leads to hell, harmonious speech leads to heaven.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.268Numbered Discourses 4.268
  • 0.227. Kammapathavagga27. Ways of Performing Deeds

0.3PisuṇavācāsuttaBackbiting

1.1…pe… Attanā ca pisuṇavāco hoti, parañca pisuṇāya vācāya samādapeti, pisuṇāya vācāya ca samanuñño hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati—imehi …pe….“… They themselves backbite …

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

2.2Pañcamaṁ.