Lying · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā this was said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
one thing“Ekadhammaṁ
of one who has transgressedatītassa,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
of an individual personpurisapuggalassa
I do notnāhaṁ
of himtassa
anykiñci
bad deedpāpakammaṁ
would not doakaraṇīyanti
I sayvadāmi.
whatKatamaṁ
one thingekadhammaṁ?
it is thisYadidaṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
telling a deliberate liesampajānamusāvādo”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Buddhabhagavā
spokeavoca.
on this it is saidTatthetaṁ
indeediti
it is saidvuccati:
“Mendicants, for an individual person who transgresses in one thing, there is no bad deed they would not do, I say. What one thing? It is this: telling a deliberate lie.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
one thing“Ekadhammaṁ
of one who has transgressedatītassa,
of one who liesmusāvādissa
of a personjantuno;
who has spurned the other worldVitiṇṇaparalokassa,
there is notnatthi
evilpāpaṁ
they would not doakāriyan”ti.
“When a personage, spurning the hereafter, transgresses in just one thing— lying— there is no evil they would not do.”
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
was heardsutanti.
the fifthPañcamaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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