Kavi Suttaṃ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Cattāro'me bhikkhave kavī.|| ||

Katame cattāro?|| ||

Cintā-kavi,||
suta-kavi,||
attha-kavi,||
paṭibhāna-kavi.|| ||

Ime kho bhikkhave cattāro kavī" ti.|| ||