Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)
Kavisutta
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, kavī. Katame cattāro? Cintākavi, sutakavi, atthakavi, paṭibhānakavi— Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro kavī”ti.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato
Poets
“Mendicants, there are these four poets. What four? A poet who thoughtfully composes their own work, a poet who repeats the oral transmission, a poet who educates, and a poet who improvises. These are the four poets.”