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Upāsakaśīla Sūtra

 * |The Sutra on Upāsaka Precepts (1994); translated by the Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research

There are three kinds of lying. There are three kinds of double-tongue. There are three kinds of coarse speech. There are three kinds of meaningless speech.
 * To lie in order to gain benefit for one’s enjoyment is [an action of] greed.
 * To lie to discredit one’s foe is [an action of] anger.
 * To lie for fear of death is [an action of] stupidity.
 * To use doubletongue to gain benefit is an action from greed,
 * to speak of a foe’s faults is [an action of] anger,
 * and to break the harmony of the heretics is [an action of] stupidity.
 * To scold women or children is [an action of] greed.
 * To speak of a foe’s faults deliberately is [an action of] anger,
 * and to speak of the faults of previous generations is [an action of] stupidity.
 * To make resounding and noisy meaningless speech in order to have fun is [an action of] greed,
 * to outdo others is [an action of] anger,
 * and to increase deviant views is [an action of] stupidity.

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What are the eight wisdoms? They are
 * 1) the wisdom of the Dharma,
 * 2) the wisdom of meaning,
 * 3) the wisdom of time,
 * 4) the wisdom of contentment,
 * 5) the wisdom of self and others,
 * 6) the wisdom of the multitudes,
 * 7) the wisdom of the spiritual faculties, and
 * 8) the wisdom of superiority and inferiority.

One who perfects these eight wisdoms has the following sixteen characteristics of speech:


 * 1) timely speech,
 * 2) sincere speech,
 * 3) speaking in sequence,
 * 4) speaking harmoniously,
 * 5) speaking in agreement with the meaning,
 * 6) speaking joyfully,
 * 7) speaking freely,
 * 8) speaking without slighting the listeners,
 * 9) speaking without scolding the listeners,
 * 10) speaking according to the Dharma,
 * 11) speaking to benefit oneself and others,
 * 12) speaking with focus,
 * 13) speaking according to the meaning,
 * 14) speaking truly,
 * 15) speaking without becoming arrogant, and
 * 16) speaking without seeking worldly rewards.