Aṅguttara Nikāya
Catukka Nipāta
XXVII: Kamma-Patha Vagga

Sutta 266

Pharusa-vācā Suttaṁ

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

 

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[1][pts] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

Catuhi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ Niraye.|| ||

Katamehi catūhi?|| ||

Attanā ca pharusā-vāco hoti,||
parañ ca pharusā-vācāya samādapeti,||
pharusā-vācāya ca samanuñño hoti,||
pharusā-vācāya ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ Niraye.|| ||

 

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Catuhi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.|| ||

Katamehi catūhi?|| ||

Attanā ca pharusā-vācāya paṭivirato hoti,||
parañ ca pharusā-vācāya veramaṇiyā samādapeti,||
pharusā-vācāya [255] veramaṇiyā ca samanuñño hoti,||
pharusā-vācāya veramaṇiyā ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ saggeti.|| ||