Aṅguttara Nikāya
Catukka Nipāta
XXVII: Kamma-Patha Vagga

Sutta 266

Pharusa-vācā Suttaṃ

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

 

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[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:|| ||

Catuhi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ Niraye.|| ||

Katamehi catūhi?|| ||

Attanā ca pharusā-vāco hoti,||
parañ ca pharusā-vācāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
pharusā-vācāya ca samanuñño hoti,||
pharusā-vācāya ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ Niraye.|| ||

 

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Catuhi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ sagge.|| ||

Katamehi catūhi?|| ||

Attanā ca pharusā-vācāya paṭivirato hoti,||
parañ ca pharusā-vācāya veramaṇiyā sam-ā-dapeti,||
pharusā-vācāya [255] veramaṇiyā ca samanuñño hoti,||
pharusā-vācāya veramaṇiyā ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ saggeti.|| ||