<p>In <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/4059/254">this answer</a> yuttadhammo wrote,</p>

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  <p>If you want an <em>abhidhamma</em> answer, you have to speak in <em>abhidhamma</em> terms. "Wishing for pain to go away" is a <em>sutta</em> statement. It involves a wisher, and describes a <em>sutta</em> action.</p>
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<p>I think it might mean 'thread' ... or possibly 'sleep' ... or a type of description of reality that's found in the suttas, as opposed to the description of reality found in the Abhidhamma?</p>

<p>If you answer please assume that I have looked at the abhidhamma but never read it.</p>

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What is a "sutta statement" or "sutta action"?
# What is a "sutta statement" or "sutta action"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-03)

In [this answer](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/4059/254) yuttadhammo wrote,

> If you want an *abhidhamma* answer, you have to speak in *abhidhamma* terms. "Wishing for pain to go away" is a *sutta* statement. It involves a wisher, and describes a *sutta* action.

I think it might mean 'thread' ... or possibly 'sleep' ... or a type of description of reality that's found in the suttas, as opposed to the description of reality found in the Abhidhamma?

If you answer please assume that I have looked at the abhidhamma but never read it.

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