“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.What four?Katame cattāro?
One who practices to benefit themselves, but not others;Attahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya,
one who practices to benefit others, but not themselves;parahitāya paṭipanno no attahitāya,
one who practices to benefit neither themselves nor others; andnevattahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya,
one who practices to benefit both themselves and others.attahitāya ceva paṭipanno parahitāya ca.
These are the four individuals found in the world.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.
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