DiscoverSutta ReadingsMN 58: Abhayarajakumara Sutta — To Prince Abhaya
MN 58: Abhayarajakumara Sutta — To Prince Abhaya

MN 58: Abhayarajakumara Sutta — To Prince Abhaya

Update: 2006-06-28
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The Buddha explains the criteria for determining whether or not something is worth saying. This discourse is a beautiful example of the Buddha's skill as teacher: not only does he talk about right speech, but he also demonstrates right speech in action.

Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Candasiri (09'55" 2.8 MB)

Recorded by jtb on 17 May 2006 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Ñanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 1995). Text is copyright © 1995 Wisdom Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org.

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MN 58: Abhayarajakumara Sutta — To Prince Abhaya

MN 58: Abhayarajakumara Sutta — To Prince Abhaya