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Sutta Piṭaka

Theravāda

3091AN 4.143Ālokasutta 3092AN 4.144Obhāsasutta 3093AN 4.145Pajjotasutta 3094AN 4.146Paṭhamakālasutta 3095AN 4.147Dutiyakālasutta 3096AN 4.148Duccaritasutta 3097AN 4.149Sucaritasutta 3098AN 4.150Sārasutta 3099AN 4.151Indriyasutta 3100AN 4.152Saddhābalasutta 3101AN 4.153Paññābalasutta 3102AN 4.154Satibalasutta 3103AN 4.155Paṭisaṅkhānabalasutta 3104AN 4.156Kappasutta 3105AN 4.157Rogasutta 3106AN 4.158Parihānisutta 3107AN 4.159Bhikkhunīsutta 3108AN 4.160Sugatavinayasutta

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Duccaritasutta

Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)

Duccaritasutta

“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, vacīduccaritāni. Katamāni cattāri? Musāvādo, pisuṇā vācā, pharusā vācā, samphappalāpo— Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri vacīduccaritānī”ti.

English · Bhikkhu Sujato

Bad Conduct

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of bad conduct by way of speech. What four? Speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. These are the four kinds of bad conduct by way of speech.”

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Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)Original · Pāli

Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (M.L. Maniratana Bunnag Dhamma Society Fund), as published by SuttaCentral. Public domain. · Source ↗

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Sutta Piṭaka, tr. Bhikkhu SujatoTranslation · English · Bhikkhu Sujato, 2018

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato. SuttaCentral, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). · Source ↗

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato (SuttaCentral), dedicated to the public domain via CC0. The translator respectfully requests that any use be in accordance with the values and principles of the Buddhist community. In particular, please do not use this work in AI training datasets, for the development of any AI model or algorithm, or in any AI-derived technologies.