The Buddha describes the eight ignoble expressions—saying you’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, but you haven’t, and saying you haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, and and you have.
“Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, anariyavohārā. Katame aṭṭha? Adiṭṭhe diṭṭhavāditā, asute sutavāditā, amute mutavāditā, aviññāte viññātavāditā, diṭṭhe adiṭṭhavāditā, sute asutavāditā, mute amutavāditā, viññāte aviññātavāditā. Ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha anariyavohārā”ti.
Sattamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, anariyavohārā.
“Mendicants, there are these eight ignoble expressions.
Katame aṭṭha?
What eight?
Adiṭṭhe diṭṭhavāditā, asute sutavāditā, amute mutavāditā, aviññāte viññātavāditā, diṭṭhe adiṭṭhavāditā, sute asutavāditā, mute amutavāditā, viññāte aviññātavāditā.
Saying you’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, but you haven’t. And saying you haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, and you have.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha anariyavohārā”ti.
These are the eight ignoble expressions.”
Sattamaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026