iti.66 Itivuttaka

Purity

This was said by the Lord…

“Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of purity. What are the three? Purity of body, purity of speech, and purity of mind. These are the three.”

Bodily pure, pure of speech,
Mentally pure and taintless—
A pure one possessing such purity
Is called one who has abandoned all.

- Translator: John D. Ireland

- Editor: Bhikkhu Sujato

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Purity

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Mendicants, there are these three kinds of purity.
What three?
Purity of body, speech, and mind.
These are the three kinds of purity.”
The Buddha spoke this matter.
On this it is said:
“Purity of body, purity of speech,
and undefiled purity of heart.
A pure person, blessed with purity,
has given up everything, they say.”
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.