1.1PTS 2.102Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.1.3Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,1.4“bhikkhavo”ti.“Mendicants!”

1.5“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.“Venerable sir,” they replied.1.6Bhagavā etadavoca:The Buddha said this:

2.1“Cattārome, bhikkhave, valāhakā.∥“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of clouds.2.2Katame cattāro?What four?

1. 2.3Gajjitā no vassitā,One thunders but doesn’t rain,
2. 2.4vassitā no gajjitā,one rains but doesn’t thunder,
3. 2.5neva gajjitā no vassitā,one neither thunders nor rains, and
4. 2.6gajjitā ca vassitā ca.one both rains and thunders.

2.7Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro valāhakā.These are the four kinds of clouds.2.8Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, cattāro valāhakūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.In the same way, these four individuals similar to clouds are found in the world.2.9Katame cattāro?What four?

1. 2.10Gajjitā no vassitā,One thunders but doesn’t rain,
2. 2.11vassitā no gajjitā,one rains but doesn’t thunder,
3. 2.12neva gajjitā no vassitā,one neither thunders nor rains, and
4. 2.13gajjitā ca vassitā ca.one both rains and thunders.

3.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo gajjitā hoti no vassitā?And how does an individual thunder but not rain?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo bhāsitā hoti, no kattā.It’s when an individual is a talker, not a doer.3.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo gajjitā hoti, no vassitā.That’s how an individual thunders but doesn’t rain.3.4Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, valāhako gajjitā, no vassitā;That individual is like a cloud that thunders but doesn’t rain, I say.3.5tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.

4.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo vassitā hoti, no gajjitā?And how does an individual rain but not thunder?4.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo kattā hoti, no bhāsitā.It’s when an individual is a doer, not a talker. …4.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo vassitā hoti, no gajjitā.4.4Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, valāhako vassitā, no gajjitā;4.5tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.

5.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo neva gajjitā hoti, no vassitā?And how does an individual neither thunder nor rain?5.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo neva bhāsitā hoti, no kattā.It’s when an individual is neither a talker nor a doer. …5.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo neva gajjitā hoti, no vassitā.5.4Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, valāhako neva gajjitā, no vassitā;5.5tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.

6.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo gajjitā ca hoti vassitā ca?And how does an individual both thunder and rain?6.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo bhāsitā ca hoti kattā ca.It’s when an individual is both a talker and a doer. …6.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo gajjitā ca hoti vassitā ca.6.4Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, valāhako gajjitā ca vassitā ca;6.5tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.

6.6Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro valāhakūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.These four individuals similar to clouds are found in the world.”

6.7Paṭhamaṁ.