an.2.23 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

2.21–31

2.23. What Was Not Said

“Monks, these two slander the Tathagata. Which two? He who explains what was not said or spoken by the Tathagata as said or spoken by the Tathagata. And he who explains what was said or spoken by the Tathagata as not said or spoken by the Tathagata. These are two who slander the Tathagata.”

- Translator: Thanissaro Bhikkhu

- Editor: Gabriel Laera

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“Mendicants, these two misrepresent the Realized One.
What two?
One who explains what was not spoken by the Realized One as spoken by him. And one who explains what was spoken by the Realized One as not spoken by him.
These two misrepresent the Realized One.
These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.
What two?
One who explains what was not spoken by the Realized One as not spoken by him. And one who explains what was spoken by the Realized One as spoken by him.
These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.”