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Harsh Speech

Pharusavācāsutta

Harsh speech leads to hell, kind speech leads to heaven.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.269Numbered Discourses 4.269
  • 0.227. Kammapathavagga27. Ways of Performing Deeds

0.3PharusavācāsuttaHarsh Speech

1.1…pe… Attanā ca pharusavāco hoti, parañca pharusāya vācāya samādapeti, pharusāya vācāya ca samanuñño hoti, pharusāya vācāya ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati …pe….“… They themselves speak harshly …

2.1PTS 2.255Attanā ca pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, parañca pharusāya vācāya veramaṇiyā samādapeti, pharusāya vācāya veramaṇiyā ca samanuñño hoti, pharusāya vācāya veramaṇiyā ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati—imehi kho …pe….… They don’t themselves speak harshly …”

2.2Chaṭṭhaṁ.