[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) › 3.2 # Kathavatthusutta 3.2 Kathāvatthusutta 3.2 - **Language:** Pāli ### [3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.3.2) Sacāyaṃ, bhikkhave, puggalo pañhaṃ puṭṭho samāno ṭhānāṭhāne na saṇṭhāti parikappe na saṇṭhāti aññātavāde na saṇṭhāti paṭipadāya na saṇṭhāti, evaṃ santāyaṃ, bhikkhave, puggalo akaccho hoti. > When an individual is asked a question, if they’re not consistent about what their position is and what it isn’t; about what they propose; about speaking from what they know; and about the appropriate procedure, then that individual is not competent to hold a discussion. > — Topics of Discussion - [Previous: 3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.3.1) - [Next: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.3.3) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.3) ## Translations (4) - [Topics of Discussion](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67~en-sujato.3.2) — English - [Diskussionsthemen](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67~de-sabbamitta.3.2) — German - [Основания для разговора](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67~ru-sv.3.2) — Russian - [Les trois sujets de discussion](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67~fr-sekha.3.2) — 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.3.67.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.3.2) · Pramāṇa