- Numbered Discourses 4.268 Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.268
27. Ways of Performing Deeds 27. Kammapathavagga
Backbiting Pisuṇavācāsutta
“… They themselves backbite … …pe… Attanā ca pisuṇavāco hoti, parañca pisuṇāya vācāya samādapeti, pisuṇāya vācāya ca samanuñño hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati—imehi …pe….
… They don’t themselves backbite …” Attanā ca pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, parañca pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇiyā samādapeti, pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇiyā ca samanuñño hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇiyā ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati—imehi …pe….