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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

4: The Book of the Fours

XXV. Perils of Offenses — AN 4.253: Expressions (4th)

1“Mendicants, there are these four noble expressions. What four?

Saying you’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, and you have. These are the four noble expressions.”


1"Cattārome, bhikkhave, ariyavohārā. Katame cattāro?

Diṭṭhe diṭṭhavāditā, sute sutavāditā, mute mutavāditā, viññāte viññātavāditā – ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro ariyavohārā"ti.


Ekādasamaṁ.

Āpattibhayavaggo pañcamo.

2Bhedaāpatti sikkhā ca,
seyyā thūpārahena ca;
Paññāvuddhi bahukārā,
vohārā caturo ṭhitāti.

Pañcamo paṇṇāsako samatto.