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The Buddha teaches on talking nonsense, presenting a fourfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 4.270 Talking Nonsense

…pe… Attanā ca samphappalāpī hoti, parañca samphappalāpe samādapeti, samphappalāpe ca samanuñño hoti, samphappalāpassa ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati—imehi …pe….

Attanā ca samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti, parañca samphappalāpā veramaṇiyā samādapeti, samphappalāpā veramaṇiyā ca samanuñño hoti, samphappalāpā veramaṇiyā ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati—imehi kho, bhikkhave …pe….

Sattamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

…pe… Attanā ca samphappalāpī hoti, parañca samphappalāpe samādapeti, samphappalāpe ca samanuñño hoti, samphappalāpassa ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati—imehi …pe….

“… They themselves talk nonsense …

Attanā ca samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti, parañca samphappalāpā veramaṇiyā samādapeti, samphappalāpā veramaṇiyā ca samanuñño hoti, samphappalāpā veramaṇiyā ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati—imehi kho, bhikkhave …pe….

… They don’t themselves talk nonsense …”

Sattamaṁ.

Qualities:

Wisdom

Wisdom

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Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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