15. Ābhāvagga

15. Brightness

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.148

Numbered Discourses 4.148

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15. Ābhāvagga

15. Brightness

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Duccaritasutta

Bad Conduct

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“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, vacīduccaritāni.

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of bad conduct by way of speech.

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Katamāni cattāri?

What four?

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Musāvādo, pisuṇā vācā, pharusā vācā, samphappalāpo—

Speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical.

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Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri vacīduccaritānī”ti.

These are the four kinds of bad conduct by way of speech.”

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Aṭṭhamaṁ.