Vācā, Samma Vācā
Talk, High Talk, Speech
High Talk:
No intentional untrue, cruel, harsh, slanderous or useless talk.
References:
The Eighth Lesson
The 10th Lesson
[MN 9]
WP, The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, #9: Right View, Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans, pp134
The Method: High Talk
| Pāḷi | MO | Hare | Horner | Punnaji | Bodhi | Nanamoli | Rhys Davids | (Mrs)Rhys Davids | Thanissaro | Walshe | Woodward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vācā | Talk | speech | speech | Speech | speech | speech | speech | speech | speech | Speech | Speech |
Pāḷi Text Society
Pāḷi English Dictionary
Edited by T. W. Rhys Davids and William Stede
[EDITED ENTRY]
Vācā: (f.) [vac, vakti & vivakti; cp. vācāḥ (P. vaco); Vedic vak (vac-) voice, word, vakya; Av. vācāh & vaxs word; Gr. e)/pos word, o)/y voice, Lat. vox=voice, voco to call; [mo: vocalize] Ohg. gi-wahan to mention etc....word, saying, speech; also as adj. (-*) vācā speaking, of such a speech (e. g. duṭṭha-...)- D III.69 sq., 96 sq., 171 sq.; S IV.132...-- vācā is mostly applied with some moral characterization...sacca- A II.141, 228; saṅhā A II.141, 228; III.244; IV.172...
-¢nurakkhin guarding one's speech...
-¢bhilapa "speechjabbering," forbidden talk...
-uggata with well intoned speech...
