Wrong speech ☁️ dark
3 discourses
Synonyms:
false speech, lying, slanderous or defamatory or malicious speech, abusive or rude or unkind way of speaking, meaningless talk or idle chatter or gossip
Pāli term:
musāvāda, pisuṇavācā, pharusāvācā, samphappalāpa
In As It Was Said (Itivuttaka)
Three kinds of children - 1) one who surpasses their parents, 2) one who follows in their footsteps, and 3) one who falls below them.
In Middle Length Discourses (Majjhima Nikāya)
The Buddha expounds the noble right collectedness complete with its supporting conditions, clarifying how the factors of the noble eightfold path give rise to either mundane or supramundane fruits. He shows how right view leads to the sequential development of the path, culminating in right knowledge and right liberation.
In Numerical Discourses (Aṅguttara Nikāya)
The Buddha shares in brief the four kinds of verbal misconduct - 1) lying, 2) divisive speech, 3) harsh speech, and 4) frivolous chatter.