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Noble Expressions

Ariyavohārasutta

Eight kinds of noble statement that convey the truth.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.68Numbered Discourses 8.68
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0.3AriyavohārasuttaNoble Expressions

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

1.5Aṭṭhamaṁ.