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Numbered Discourses · AN 3.4

  • Numbered Discourses 3.4Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.4
  • 1. Fools1. Bālavagga

MistakesAccayasutta

“A fool is known by three things.“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo. What three?Katamehi tīhi? 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 confesses a mistake to them, they don’t accept it properly.Accayaṁ accayato na passati, accayaṁ accayato disvā yathādhammaṁ nappaṭikaroti, parassa kho pana accayaṁ desentassa yathādhammaṁ nappaṭiggaṇhāti.

These are the three things by which a fool is known.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo.

An astute person is known by three things.Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito veditabbo. What three?Katamehi tīhi? They recognize when they’ve made a mistake. When they recognize it they deal with it properly. And when someone else confesses a mistake to them, they accept it properly.Accayaṁ accayato passati, accayaṁ accayato disvā yathādhammaṁ paṭikaroti, parassa kho pana accayaṁ desentassa yathādhammaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti.

These are the three things by which an astute person is known.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito veditabbo. So you should train …”Tasmātiha …pe….

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