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Poets

Kavisutta

from: 23. Bad Conduct

Poets

“Mendicants, there are these four poets. What four?

A poet who thoughtfully composes their own work, a poet who repeats the oral transmission, a poet who educates, and a poet who improvises.

These are the four poets.”

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

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