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Five factors of well-spoken speech.
Vācā sutta - Speech
Bhikkhus, speech endowed with five factors is well-spoken, not ill-spoken, blameless, and irreproachable to the wise. What are these five factors?
- It is spoken at the proper time,
- it is truthful,
- it is gentle,
- it is beneficial, and
- it is spoken with a mind of loving-kindness.
Indeed, bhikkhus, speech endowed with these five factors is well-spoken, not ill-spoken, blameless, and irreproachable to the wise.