• Numbered Discourses 4.149 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 4.149
  • 15. Brightness 15. Ābhāvagga

Good Conduct Sucaritasutta

ā€œMendicants, there are these four kinds of good conduct by way of speech. ā€œCattārimāni, bhikkhave, vacÄ«sucaritāni. What four? Katamāni cattāri? Speech that’s true, harmonious, gentle, and thoughtful. Saccavācā, apisuṇā vācā, saṇhā vācā, mantabhāsā—These are the four kinds of good conduct by way of speech.ā€ Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri vacÄ«sucaritānÄ«ā€ti.

Navamaṁ.