法苑珠林 68.69

68.69

問曰。云何遠離兩舌者。答曰。兩舌有七種。一起不善意。二實虛妄。三破壞心。四先破不和合意。五作。六不作相。七無作相。是等名為兩舌口業（此七易解不煩釋之）。

Question: How does one stay far away from divisive speech? Answer: Divisive speech has seven aspects: first, giving rise to an unwholesome intention; second, the real or false; third, an intent to destroy; fourth, an intention to first break harmony; fifth, action; sixth, the characteristic of inaction; seventh, the characteristic of non-action. These are called the vocal karma of divisive speech (these seven are easy to understand and need not be elaborated).