The Perfection of Truthfulness
The Commentary to the “Basket of Conduct” defines the perfection of truthfulness as follows
“Truthfulness has the characteristic of non-deceptiveness in speech; its function is to verify in accordance with fact; its manifestation is excellence; honesty is its proximate cause.”
Topic 283
31 Mar 2024
Contents
- Truthfulness with regard to realities
- Truthfulness with regard to the Triple Gem
- Thus have I heard I
- Thus have I heard II
- Four aditthana dhammas
- Matted Hair (Jatila Sutta)
- Loyalty to the Buddha
- Practice with truthfulness
- Practice of the Bodhisatta
- Without truthfulness, virtue is impossible
- Truthfulness has several meanings
- Harita Jataka I
- Harita Jataka II
- Superior truthfullness
- Assertion of Truth I
- Assertion of Truth II
- Truthfulness in action, speech and thoughts