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Numbered Discourses · AN 2.98–117

  • Numbered Discourses 2.98–117Aṅguttara Nikāya 2

The Chapter on Fools10. Bālavagga

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“Mendicants, there are two fools.“Dveme, bhikkhave, bālā. What two?Katame dve? One who carries the burden of what has not come to pass, and one who doesn’t carry the burden of what has come to pass.Yo ca anāgataṁ bhāraṁ vahati, yo ca āgataṁ bhāraṁ na vahati. These are the two fools.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bālā”ti.

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“There are two who are astute.“Dveme, bhikkhave, paṇḍitā. What two?Katame dve? One who doesn’t carry the burden of what has not come to pass, and one who carries the burden of what has come to pass.Yo ca anāgataṁ bhāraṁ na vahati, yo ca āgataṁ bhāraṁ vahati. These are the two who are astute.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve paṇḍitā”ti.

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“Mendicants, there are two fools.“Dveme, bhikkhave, bālā. What two?Katame dve? One who perceives what is unallowable as allowable, and one who perceives what is allowable as unallowable.Yo ca akappiye kappiyasaññī, yo ca kappiye akappiyasaññī. These are the two fools.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bālā”ti.

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“There are two who are astute.“Dveme, bhikkhave, paṇḍitā. What two?Katame dve? One who perceives what is unallowable as unallowable, and one who perceives what is allowable as allowable.Yo ca akappiye akappiyasaññī, yo ca kappiye kappiyasaññī. These are the two who are astute.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve paṇḍitā”ti.

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“Mendicants, there are two fools.“Dveme, bhikkhave, bālā. What two?Katame dve? One who perceives a non-offense as an offense, and one who perceives an offense as a non-offense.Yo ca anāpattiyā āpattisaññī, yo ca āpattiyā anāpattisaññī. These are the two fools.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bālā”ti.

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“There are two who are astute.“Dveme, bhikkhave, paṇḍitā. What two?Katame dve? One who perceives a non-offense as a non-offense, and one who perceives an offense as an offense.Yo ca anāpattiyā anāpattisaññī, yo ca āpattiyā āpattisaññī. These are the two who are astute.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve paṇḍitā”ti.

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“Mendicants, there are two fools.“Dveme, bhikkhave, bālā. What two?Katame dve? One who perceives what is not the teaching as the teaching, and one who perceives the teaching as not the teaching.Yo ca adhamme dhammasaññī, yo ca dhamme adhammasaññī. These are the two fools.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bālā”ti.

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“There are two who are astute.“Dveme, bhikkhave, paṇḍitā. What two?Katame dve? One who perceives the teaching as the teaching, and one who perceives what is not the teaching as not the teaching.Yo ca dhamme dhammasaññī, yo ca adhamme adhammasaññī. These are the two who are astute.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve paṇḍitā”ti.

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“Mendicants, there are two fools.“Dveme, bhikkhave, bālā. What two?Katame dve? One who perceives what is not the training as the training, and one who perceives what is the training as not the training.Yo ca avinaye vinayasaññī, yo ca vinaye avinayasaññī. These are the two fools.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bālā”ti.

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“There are two who are astute.“Dveme, bhikkhave, paṇḍitā. What two?Katame dve? One who perceives what is not the training as not the training, and one who perceives what is the training as the training.Yo ca avinaye avinayasaññī, yo ca vinaye vinayasaññī. These are the two who are astute.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve paṇḍitā”ti.

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“For these two, defilements grow.“Dvinnaṁ, bhikkhave, āsavā vaḍḍhanti. What two?Katamesaṁ dvinnaṁ? One who is remorseful over something they shouldn’t be, and one who isn’t remorseful over something they should be.Yo ca na kukkuccāyitabbaṁ kukkuccāyati, yo ca kukkuccāyitabbaṁ na kukkuccāyati. These are the two whose defilements grow.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ āsavā vaḍḍhantī”ti.

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“For these two, defilements don’t grow.“Dvinnaṁ, bhikkhave, āsavā na vaḍḍhanti. What two?Katamesaṁ dvinnaṁ? One who isn’t remorseful over something they shouldn’t be, and one who is remorseful over something they should be.Yo ca na kukkuccāyitabbaṁ na kukkuccāyati, yo ca kukkuccāyitabbaṁ kukkuccāyati. These are the two whose defilements don’t grow.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ āsavā na vaḍḍhantī”ti.

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“For these two, defilements grow.“Dvinnaṁ, bhikkhave, āsavā vaḍḍhanti. What two?Katamesaṁ dvinnaṁ? One who perceives what is unallowable as allowable, and one who perceives what is allowable as unallowable.Yo ca akappiye kappiyasaññī, yo ca kappiye akappiyasaññī. These are the two whose defilements grow.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ āsavā vaḍḍhantī”ti.

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“For these two, defilements don’t grow.“Dvinnaṁ, bhikkhave, āsavā na vaḍḍhanti. What two?Katamesaṁ dvinnaṁ? One who perceives what is unallowable as unallowable, and one who perceives what is allowable as allowable.Yo ca akappiye akappiyasaññī, yo ca kappiye kappiyasaññī. These are the two whose defilements don’t grow.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ āsavā na vaḍḍhantī”ti.

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“For these two, defilements grow.“Dvinnaṁ, bhikkhave, āsavā vaḍḍhanti. What two?Katamesaṁ dvinnaṁ? One who perceives an offense as a non-offense, and one who perceives a non-offense as an offense.Yo ca āpattiyā anāpattisaññī, yo ca anāpattiyā āpattisaññī. These are the two whose defilements grow.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ āsavā vaḍḍhantī”ti.

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“For these two, defilements don’t grow.“Dvinnaṁ, bhikkhave, āsavā na vaḍḍhanti. What two?Katamesaṁ dvinnaṁ? One who perceives an offense as an offense, and one who perceives a non-offense as a non-offense.Yo ca āpattiyā āpattisaññī, yo ca anāpattiyā anāpattisaññī. These are the two whose defilements don’t grow.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ āsavā na vaḍḍhantī”ti.

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“For these two, defilements grow.“Dvinnaṁ, bhikkhave, āsavā vaḍḍhanti. What two?Katamesaṁ dvinnaṁ? One who perceives what is not the teaching as the teaching, and one who perceives the teaching as not the teaching.Yo ca adhamme dhammasaññī, yo ca dhamme adhammasaññī. These are the two whose defilements grow.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ āsavā vaḍḍhantī”ti.

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“For these two, defilements don’t grow.“Dvinnaṁ, bhikkhave, āsavā na vaḍḍhanti. What two?Katamesaṁ dvinnaṁ? One who perceives the teaching as the teaching, and one who perceives what is not the teaching as not the teaching.Yo ca dhamme dhammasaññī, yo ca adhamme adhammasaññī. These are the two whose defilements don’t grow.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ āsavā na vaḍḍhantī”ti.

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“For these two, defilements grow.“Dvinnaṁ, bhikkhave, āsavā vaḍḍhanti. What two?Katamesaṁ dvinnaṁ? One who perceives what is not the training as the training, and one who perceives what is the training as not the training.Yo ca avinaye vinayasaññī, yo ca vinaye avinayasaññī. These are the two whose defilements grow.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ āsavā vaḍḍhantī”ti.

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“For these two, defilements don’t grow.“Dvinnaṁ, bhikkhave, āsavā na vaḍḍhanti. What two?Katamesaṁ dvinnaṁ? One who perceives what is not the training as not the training, and one who perceives what is the training as the training.Yo ca avinaye avinayasaññī, yo ca vinaye vinayasaññī. These are the two whose defilements don’t grow.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ āsavā na vaḍḍhantī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 2.21–31 The Chapter on Fools 0.82near 0.1Numbered Discourses 2.21–31 The Chapter on Fools 21 “Mendicants, there are two fools. What two? One who doesn’t recognize when they’ve made a mistake. And one who doesn’t properly accept the confession of someone who’s m…
  2. AN 2.87–97 The Chapter on Two Things 0.65near 0.1Numbered Discourses 2.87–97 The Chapter on Two Things 87 “There are, mendicants, these two things. What two? Freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. These are the two things.” 88 “There are, mendicants, these two things.…
  3. AN 3.4 Mistakes 0.56near 0.1Numbered Discourses 3.4 1. Fools Mistakes “A fool is known by three things. What three? They don’t recognize when they’ve made a mistake. When they do recognize it they don’t deal with it properly. And when someone else…
  4. AN 3.5 Irrational 0.56near 0.1Numbered Discourses 3.5 1. Fools Irrational “A fool is known by three things. What three? They ask a question irrationally. They answer a question irrationally. And when someone else answers a question rationally—with we…
  5. AN 10.233–236 Untitled Discourses on Ten to Forty Qualities (3rd) 0.55near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.233–236 22. Similarity Untitled Discourses on Ten to Forty Qualities (3rd) “A fool is known by ten qualities … astute person … twenty … thirty … forty …”…
  6. AN 2.118–129 The Chapter on Hopes That Are Hard to Give Up 0.52near 1.0What two? The feature of harshness and irrational application of mind. These are the two conditions for the arising of hate.” 125 “There are two conditions for the arising of wrong view. What two? The voice of another an…