[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) › 3.3 # Kathavatthusutta 3.3 Kathāvatthusutta 3.3 - **Language:** Pāli ### [3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.3.3) Sace panāyaṃ, bhikkhave, puggalo pañhaṃ puṭṭho samāno ṭhānāṭhāne saṇṭhāti parikappe saṇṭhāti aññātavāde saṇṭhāti paṭipadāya saṇṭhāti, evaṃ santāyaṃ, bhikkhave, puggalo kaccho hoti. > When an individual is asked a question, if they are 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 competent to hold a discussion. > — Topics of Discussion - [Previous: 3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.3.2) - [Next: 4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.4.1) - [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.3.3) — English - [Diskussionsthemen](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67~de-sabbamitta.3.3) — German - [Основания для разговора](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67~ru-sv.3.3) — Russian - [Les trois sujets de discussion](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67~fr-sekha.3.3) — 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.3.67.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.3.67.3.3) · Pramāṇa