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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.108

  • Numbered Discourses 4.108Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.108
  • 11. Clouds11. Valāhakavagga

OxenBalībaddasutta

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

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

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

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

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

And how is an individual hostile to other herds, not their own?Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo paragavacaṇḍo hoti, no sagavacaṇḍo? It’s when an individual intimidates the followers of others, not their own. …Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo paraparisaṁ ubbejetā hoti, no sakaparisaṁ.

And how is an individual hostile to both their own herd and others?Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo sagavacaṇḍo ca hoti paragavacaṇḍo ca? It’s when an individual intimidates their own followers and the followers of others. …Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sakaparisaṁ ubbejetā hoti paraparisañca.

And how is an individual hostile to neither their own herd nor others?Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo neva sagavacaṇḍo hoti no paragavacaṇḍo? It’s when an individual doesn’t intimidate their own followers or the followers of others.Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo neva sakaparisaṁ ubbejetā hoti, no paraparisañca.

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

Similar passages elsewhere

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  2. AN 4.109 Trees 0.54near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.109 11. Clouds Trees “Mendicants, there are these four kinds of tree. What four? One is a softwood surrounded by softwoods, one is a softwood surrounded by hardwoods, one is a hardwood surrounded by…
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  4. AN 4.110 Vipers 0.50near 5.2It’s when an individual is not often angry, and their anger doesn’t linger long. These four individuals similar to vipers are found in the world.”…