“Cattārome, bhikkhave, anariyavohārā. Katame cattāro? Diṭṭhe adiṭṭhavāditā, sute asutavāditā, mute amutavāditā, viññāte aviññātavāditā— Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro anariyavohārā”ti.
Dasamaṁ.
The Buddha describes the four ignoble expressions.
AN 4.252 Expressions (3rd)
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, anariyavohārā.
“Mendicants, there are these four ignoble expressions.
Katame cattāro?
What four?
Diṭṭhe adiṭṭhavāditā, sute asutavāditā, mute amutavāditā, viññāte aviññātavāditā—
Saying you haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, and you have.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro anariyavohārā”ti.
These are the four ignoble expressions.”
Dasamaṁ.
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