The fourth of the negative actions to be renounced under the five precepts.

The first among the four verbal misdeeds.

One of the ten nonvirtuous actions.

The fourth of the ten nonvirtuous actions.

Fourth of the ten nonvirtues.

Abandoning telling lies, or speaking falsehood, is the fourth of the five basic precepts.

Fourth of the ten nonvirtuous actions. Also rendered here as “lying” and “telling of lies.”

See “lying.”

Fourth of the ten nonvirtuous actions. Also rendered here as “falsehood.”