Vacī Sucarita Suttaṃ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

2. "Cattār'imāni bhikkhave vacī-sucaritāni.|| ||

Katamāni cattāri?|| ||

Sacca-vācā,||
apisuna-vācā,||
saṇha-vācā,||
mantā-bhāsā.|| ||

Imāni kho bhikkhave cattāri vacī-sucaritānī" ti.|| ||