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