AN 4.231 — Poets

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

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Numbered Discourses 4.231
23. Bad Conduct
Poets
“Mendicants, there are these four poets. What four?
A poet who thoughtfully composes their own work, a poet who repeats the oral transmission, a poet who educates, and a poet who improvises.
These are the four poets.”