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The Story of a Ghost With a Stinky Mouth

Pūtimukhapetavatthu

A ghost explains the danger of using harsh speech.

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.33. Pūtimukhapetavatthu

1.1“Dibbaṁ subhaṁ dhāresi vaṇṇadhātuṁ,1.2Vehāyasaṁ tiṭṭhasi antalikkhe;1.3Mukhañca te kimayo pūtigandhaṁ,1.4Khādanti kiṁ kammamakāsi pubbe”.

2.1“Samaṇo ahaṁ pāpotiduṭṭhavāco,2.2Tapassirūpo mukhasā asaññato;2.3Laddhā ca me tapasā vaṇṇadhātu,2.4Mukhañca me pesuṇiyena pūti.

3.1Tayidaṁ tayā nārada sāmaṁ diṭṭhaṁ,3.2Anukampakā ye kusalā vadeyyuṁ;3.3‘Mā pesuṇaṁ mā ca musā abhāṇi,3.4Yakkho tuvaṁ hohisi kāmakāmī’”ti.

4.1Pūtimukhapetavatthu tatiyaṁ.