“Cattārome, bhikkhave, anariyavohārā. Katame cattāro? Adiṭṭhe diṭṭhavāditā, asute sutavāditā, amute mutavāditā, aviññāte viññātavāditā— Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro anariyavohārā”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
The Buddha describes the four ignoble expressions.
AN 4.250 Expressions (1st)
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, anariyavohārā.
“Mendicants, there are these four ignoble expressions.
Katame cattāro?
What four?
Adiṭṭhe diṭṭhavāditā, asute sutavāditā, amute mutavāditā, aviññāte viññātavāditā—
Saying you’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, but you haven’t.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro anariyavohārā”ti.
These are the four ignoble expressions.”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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