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Numbered Discourses · AN 8.68

  • Numbered Discourses 8.68Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.68
  • 7. Earthquakes7. Bhūmicālavagga

Noble ExpressionsAriyavohārasutta

“Mendicants, there are these eight noble expressions.“Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, ariyavohārā. What eight?Katame aṭṭha? 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.Adiṭṭhe adiṭṭhavāditā, asute asutavāditā, amute amutavāditā, aviññāte aviññātavāditā, diṭṭhe diṭṭhavāditā, sute sutavāditā, mute mutavāditā, viññāte viññātavāditā. These are the eight noble expressions.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha ariyavohārā”ti.

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