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Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga (1) · Vol. 1 · Section 238

[238] When a bhikkhu, knowingly speaking falsehood, says, "I attain the first jhāna," there is an offense of pārājika by three modes: before speaking he knows, "I shall speak falsehood"; while speaking he knows, "I am speaking falsehood"; having spoken he knows, "falsehood has been spoken by me." When a bhikkhu, knowingly speaking falsehood, says, "I attain the first jhāna," there is an offense of pārājika by four modes: before speaking he knows, "I shall speak falsehood"; while speaking he knows, "I am speaking falsehood"; having spoken he knows, "falsehood has been spoken by me"; and he misrepresents his view. When a bhikkhu, knowingly speaking falsehood, says, "I attain the first jhāna," there is an offense of pārājika by five modes: before speaking he knows, "I shall speak falsehood"; while speaking he knows, "I am speaking falsehood"; having spoken he knows, "falsehood has been spoken by me"; he misrepresents his view; and he misrepresents his belief. When a bhikkhu, knowingly speaking falsehood, says, "I attain the first jhāna," there is an offense of pārājika by six modes: before speaking he knows, "I shall speak falsehood"; while speaking he knows, "I am speaking falsehood"; having spoken he knows, "falsehood has been spoken by me"; he misrepresents his view; he misrepresents his belief; and he misrepresents his inclination. When a bhikkhu, knowingly speaking falsehood, says, "I attain the first jhāna," there is an offense of pārājika by seven modes: before speaking he knows, "I shall speak falsehood"; while speaking he knows, "I am speaking falsehood"; having spoken he knows, "falsehood has been spoken by me"; he misrepresents his view; he misrepresents his belief; he misrepresents his inclination; and he misrepresents his state.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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