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AN 4.217

Kinds of Expression (1st)

Paṭhamavohārapathasutta

from: 22. Assembly

Kinds of Expression (1st)

“Someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … They say they’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they haven’t. … Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. … They say they haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, and they haven’t. …”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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