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Ignoble Expressions

Anariyavohārasutta

Eight kinds of ignoble statement that misrepresent the truth.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.67Numbered Discourses 8.67
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0.3AnariyavohārasuttaIgnoble Expressions

1.1PTS 4.307“Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, anariyavohārā.“Mendicants, there are these eight ignoble expressions.1.2Katame aṭṭha?What eight?1.3Adiṭṭhe diṭṭhavāditā, asute sutavāditā, amute mutavāditā, aviññāte viññātavāditā, diṭṭhe adiṭṭhavāditā, sute asutavāditā, mute amutavāditā, viññāte aviññātavāditā.Saying you’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, but you haven’t. And saying you haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, but you have.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha anariyavohārā”ti.These are the eight ignoble expressions.”

1.5Sattamaṁ.