Mahāsīhanādasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 12 · Section 161

[161] "Sāriputta, Sunakkhatta, the futile man (moghapurisa), is angry, and it was out of anger that this speech of his was spoken. Thinking, 'I shall speak dispraise,' Sāriputta, the futile man Sunakkhatta speaks only praise of the Tathāgata. For this, Sāriputta, is praise of the Tathāgata, that one should say: 'For whatever purpose the Dhamma has been taught by him, it leads the one who practices accordingly to the complete destruction of suffering (dukkha).'"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.