- 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 2Numbered Discourses 2.21–31
0.23. BālavaggaThe Chapter on Fools
1.1“Dveme, bhikkhave, bālā.“Mendicants, there are two fools.1.2Katame dve?What two?1.3Yo ca accayaṁ accayato na passati, yo ca accayaṁ desentassa yathādhammaṁ nappaṭiggaṇhāti.One who doesn’t recognize when they’ve made a mistake. And one who doesn’t properly accept the confession of someone who’s made a mistake.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bālāti.These are the two fools.
2.1Dveme, bhikkhave, paṇḍitā.There are two who are astute.2.2Katame dve?What two?2.3Yo ca accayaṁ accayato passati, yo ca accayaṁ desentassa yathādhammaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti.One who recognizes when they’ve made a mistake. And one who properly accepts the confession of someone who’s made a mistake.2.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve paṇḍitā”ti.These are the two who are astute.”
1.1“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhanti.“Mendicants, these two misrepresent the Realized One.1.2Katame dve?What two?1.3Duṭṭho vā dosantaro, saddho vā duggahitena.One who is hateful and hides it, and one whose faith is mistaken.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhantī”ti.These two misrepresent the Realized One.”
1.1PTS 1.60“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhanti.“Mendicants, these two misrepresent the Realized One.1.2Katame dve?What two?1.3Yo ca abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatena bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti, yo ca bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatena abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti.One who explains what was not spoken by the Realized One as spoken by him. And one who explains what was spoken by the Realized One as not spoken by him.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhantīti.These two misrepresent the Realized One.
2.1Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhanti.These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.2.2Katame dve?What two?2.3Yo ca abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatena abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti, yo ca bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatena bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti.One who explains what was not spoken by the Realized One as not spoken by him. And one who explains what was spoken by the Realized One as spoken by him.2.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhantī”ti.These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.”
1.1“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhanti.“Mendicants, these two misrepresent the Realized One.1.2Katame dve?What two?1.3Yo ca neyyatthaṁ suttantaṁ nītattho suttantoti dīpeti, yo ca nītatthaṁ suttantaṁ neyyattho suttantoti dīpeti.One who explains a discourse in need of interpretation as a discourse whose meaning is explicit. And one who explains a discourse whose meaning is explicit as a discourse in need of interpretation.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhantī”ti.These two misrepresent the Realized One.”
1.1“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhanti.“These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.1.2Katame dve?What two?1.3Yo ca neyyatthaṁ suttantaṁ neyyattho suttantoti dīpeti, yo ca nītatthaṁ suttantaṁ nītattho suttantoti dīpeti.One who explains a discourse in need of interpretation as a discourse in need of interpretation. And one who explains a discourse whose meaning is explicit as a discourse whose meaning is explicit.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhantī”ti.These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.”
1.1“Paṭicchannakammantassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā—“Mendicants, one who is underhand can expect one of two destinies:1.2nirayo vā tiracchānayoni vāti.hell or the animal realm.
2.1Appaṭicchannakammantassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā—One who is aboveboard can expect one of two destinies:2.2devā vā manussā vā”ti.as a god or a human.”
1.1“Micchādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā—“Mendicants, one who has wrong view can expect one of two destinies:1.2nirayo vā tiracchānayoni vā”ti.hell or the animal realm.”
1.1“Sammādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā—“Mendicants, one who has right view can expect one of two destinies:1.2devā vā manussā vā”ti.as a god or a human.”
1.1“Dussīlassa, bhikkhave, dve paṭiggāhā—“There are two places waiting to receive an unethical person:1.2nirayo vā tiracchānayoni vā.hell and the animal realm.
2.1Sīlavato, bhikkhave, dve paṭiggāhā—There are two places waiting to receive an ethical person:2.2devā vā manussā vā”ti.the realms of gods and humans.”
1.1PTS 1.61“Dvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, atthavase sampassamāno araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevāmi.“Mendicants, I see two reasons to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest.1.2Katame dve?What two?1.3Attano ca diṭṭhadhammasukhavihāraṁ sampassamāno, pacchimañca janataṁ anukampamāno.Seeing happiness for oneself in this life, and having sympathy for future generations.1.4Ime kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, dve atthavase sampassamāno araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevāmī”ti.I see two reasons to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest.”
1.1“Dve me, bhikkhave, dhammā vijjābhāgiyā.“These two things play a part in realization.1.2Katame dve?What two?1.3Samatho ca vipassanā ca.Serenity and discernment.
1.4Samatho, bhikkhave, bhāvito kamatthamanubhoti?What is the benefit of developing serenity?1.5Cittaṁ bhāvīyati.The mind is developed.1.6Cittaṁ bhāvitaṁ kamatthamanubhoti?What is the benefit of developing the mind?1.7Yo rāgo so pahīyati.Greed is given up.
1.8Vipassanā, bhikkhave, bhāvitā kamatthamanubhoti?What is the benefit of developing discernment?1.9Paññā bhāvīyati.Wisdom is developed.1.10Paññā bhāvitā kamatthamanubhoti?What is the benefit of developing wisdom?1.11Yā avijjā sā pahīyati.Ignorance is given up.
1.12Rāgupakkiliṭṭhaṁ vā, bhikkhave, cittaṁ na vimuccati, avijjupakkiliṭṭhā vā paññā na bhāvīyati.The mind corrupted by greed is not free; and wisdom corrupted by ignorance does not grow.1.13Iti kho, bhikkhave, rāgavirāgā cetovimutti, avijjāvirāgā paññāvimuttī”ti.In this way, freedom of heart comes from the fading away of greed, while freedom by wisdom comes from the fading away of ignorance.”
1.14Bālavaggo tatiyo.
