Musāvādasutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Ekadhammaṁ atītassa, bhikkhave, purisapuggalassa nāhaṁ tassa kiñci pāpakammaṁ akaraṇīyanti vadāmi. Katamaṁ ekadhammaṁ? Yadidaṁ, bhikkhave, sampajānamusāvādo”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Mendicants, for an individual person who transgresses in one thing, there is no bad deed they would not do, I say. What one thing? It is this: telling a deliberate lie.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Ekadhammaṁ atītassa, musāvādissa jantuno; Vitiṇṇaparalokassa, natthi pāpaṁ akāriyan”ti.

“When a personage, spurning the hereafter, transgresses in just one thing— lying— there is no evil they would not do.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Pañcamaṁ.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.