Nandamāṇavakapañhāniddesa

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Cūḷaniddesa · Vol. 30 · Section 307

[307] **They speak of purity even by the seen and the heard (diṭṭhasutenāpi vadanti suddhinti)**: They declare, speak, say, explain, and express purity (suddhi), higher purity (visuddhi), and complete purity (parisuddhi), release (mutti), deliverance (vimutti), and complete release (parimutti) even by the seen (diṭṭha); they declare, speak, say, explain, and express purity, higher purity, and complete purity, release, deliverance, and complete release even by the heard (suta); they declare, speak, say, explain, and express purity, higher purity, and complete purity, release, deliverance, and complete release even by the seen and the heard. Hence, "they speak of purity even by the seen and the heard."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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