Tells: if a monk means to say to a person who is not fully ordained, “I attained the second absorption,” but actually says, “I attained the first absorption,” then, if the listener understands, he commits an offense entailing confession; if the listener does not understand, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. … The basis in brief is finished. Tells: if a monk means to say to a person who is not fully ordained, “My mind is free from the hindrance of confusion,” but actually says, “I attained the first absorption,” then, if the listener understands, he commits an offense entailing confession; if the listener does not understand, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. … Tells: if a monk means to say to a person who is not fully ordained, “My mind is free from the hindrance of confusion,” but actually says, “My mind is free from the hindrance of ill will,” then, if the listener understands, he commits an offense entailing confession; if the listener does not understand, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. … Tells: if a monk means to say to a person who is not fully ordained, “I attained the first absorption and the second absorption and the third absorption and the fourth absorption … and my mind is free from the hindrance of ill will,” but actually says, “My mind is free from the hindrance of confusion,” then, if the listener understands, he commits an offense entailing confession; if the listener does not understand, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Tells: if a monk means to say to a person who is not fully ordained, “I attained the second absorption and the third absorption and the fourth absorption … and my mind is free from the hindrance of confusion,” but actually says, “I attained the first absorption,” then, if the listener understands, he commits an offense entailing confession; if the listener does not understand, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. …

Gross hinting