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AN 5.198

Vācā sutta: Well-Spoken Words

Vācāsutta

Brāhmaṇavagga

Five factors of good speech.

Translations

“Mendicants, speech that has five factors is well spoken, not poorly spoken. It’s blameless and is not criticized by sensible people. What five? It is speech that is timely, true, gentle, beneficial, and loving. Speech with these five factors is well spoken, not poorly spoken. It’s blameless and is not criticized by sensible people.”

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Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0

May all beings be happy