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AN 4.108PTS AN 2.108Balībadda1 min read

Oxen

Balībaddasutta

Four people similar to oxen.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.108Numbered Discourses 4.108
  • 0.211. Valāhakavagga11. Clouds

0.3BalībaddasuttaOxen

1.1PTS 2.109“Cattārome, bhikkhave, balībaddā.“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of oxen.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?

  1. 1.3Sagavacaṇḍo no paragavacaṇḍo,One hostile to its own herd, not others;
  2. 1.4paragavacaṇḍo no sagavacaṇḍo,one hostile to other herds, not its own;
  3. 1.5sagavacaṇḍo ca paragavacaṇḍo ca,one hostile to both its own herd and others; and
  4. 1.6neva sagavacaṇḍo no paragavacaṇḍo—one hostile to neither its own herd nor others.

1.7Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro balībaddā.These are the four kinds of oxen.1.8Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, cattāro balībaddūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.In the same way, these four individuals similar to oxen are found in the world.1.9Katame cattāro?What four?

  1. 1.10Sagavacaṇḍo no paragavacaṇḍo,One hostile to their own herd, not others;
  2. 1.11paragavacaṇḍo no sagavacaṇḍo,one hostile to other herds, not their own;
  3. 1.12sagavacaṇḍo ca paragavacaṇḍo ca,one hostile to both their own herd and others; and
  4. 1.13neva sagavacaṇḍo no paragavacaṇḍo.one hostile to neither their own herd nor others.

2.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo sagavacaṇḍo hoti, no paragavacaṇḍo?And how is an individual hostile to their own herd, not others?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sakaparisaṁ ubbejetā hoti, no paraparisaṁ.It’s when an individual intimidates their own followers, not the followers of others.2.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo sagavacaṇḍo hoti, no paragavacaṇḍo.That’s how an individual is hostile to their own herd, not others.2.4Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, balībaddo sagavacaṇḍo, no paragavacaṇḍo;That individual is like an ox that’s hostile to its own herd, not others.2.5tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.

3.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo paragavacaṇḍo hoti, no sagavacaṇḍo?And how is an individual hostile to other herds, not their own?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo paraparisaṁ ubbejetā hoti, no sakaparisaṁ.It’s when an individual intimidates the followers of others, not their own. …3.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo paragavacaṇḍo hoti, no sagavacaṇḍo.3.4Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, balībaddo paragavacaṇḍo, no sagavacaṇḍo;3.5tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.

4.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo sagavacaṇḍo ca hoti paragavacaṇḍo ca?And how is an individual hostile to both their own herd and others?4.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sakaparisaṁ ubbejetā hoti paraparisañca.It’s when an individual intimidates their own followers and the followers of others. …4.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo sagavacaṇḍo ca hoti paragavacaṇḍo ca.4.4Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, balībaddo sagavacaṇḍo ca paragavacaṇḍo ca;4.5tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.

5.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo neva sagavacaṇḍo hoti no paragavacaṇḍo?And how is an individual hostile to neither their own herd nor others?5.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo neva sakaparisaṁ ubbejetā hoti, no paraparisañca.It’s when an individual doesn’t intimidate their own followers or the followers of others.5.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo neva sagavacaṇḍo hoti, no paragavacaṇḍo.5.4Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, balībaddo neva sagavacaṇḍo, no paragavacaṇḍo;5.5tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.

5.6Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro balībaddūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.These four individuals similar to oxen are found in the world.”

5.7Aṭṭhamaṁ.