[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Aṅguttaranikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara) › [The Book of Threes](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3) › [Kathavatthusutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67) › 2.2 # Kathavatthusutta 2.2 Kathāvatthusutta 2.2 - **Language:** Pāli ### [2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.2.2) Sacāyaṃ, bhikkhave, puggalo pañhaṃ puṭṭho samāno ekaṃsabyākaraṇīyaṃ pañhaṃ na ekaṃsena byākaroti, vibhajjabyākaraṇīyaṃ pañhaṃ na vibhajja byākaroti, paṭipucchābyākaraṇīyaṃ pañhaṃ na paṭipucchā byākaroti, ṭhapanīyaṃ pañhaṃ na ṭhapeti, evaṃ santāyaṃ, bhikkhave, puggalo akaccho hoti. > When an individual is asked a question, if it needs to be answered categorically and they don’t answer it categorically; or if it needs analysis and they answer without analyzing it; or if it needs a counter-question and they answer without a counter-question; or if it should be set aside and they don’t set it aside, then that individual is not competent to hold a discussion. > — Topics of Discussion - [Previous: 2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.2.1) - [Next: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.2.3) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.2) ## Translations (4) - [Topics of Discussion](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67~en-sujato.2.2) — English - [Diskussionsthemen](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67~de-sabbamitta.2.2) — German - [Основания для разговора](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67~ru-sv.2.2) — Russian - [Les trois sujets de discussion](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67~fr-sekha.2.2) — French ## Linked texts (1) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.119.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.2.2) · Pramāṇa