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Majjhima Nikāya 129

Bālapaṇḍitasutta

The Foolish and the Astute · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Buddhabhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta’s Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa in the monasteryārāme.
thereTatra indeedkho the Buddhabhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
mendicants“bhikkhavo”ti.
venerable sir“Bhadante”ti theyte mendicantsbhikkhū to the Buddhabhagavato they repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the BuddhaBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

these three“Tīṇimāni, monksbhikkhave, of a foolbālassa characteristics of a foolbālalakkhaṇāni signs of a foolbālanimittāni manifestations of a foolbālāpadānāni.
whatKatamāni threetīṇi?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālo thinking poorlyduccintitacintī andca ishoti speaking poorlydubbhāsitabhāsī andca acting badlydukkaṭakammakārī andca.
notNo thiscetaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālo thinking poorlyduccintitacintī andca would have beenabhavissa speaking poorlydubbhāsitabhāsī andca acting badlydukkaṭakammakārī andca by whatkena himnaṁ the astutepaṇḍitā would knowjāneyyuṁ:
fool‘bālo thisayaṁ worthy onebhavaṁ untrue personasappuriso’ti?
sinceYasmā andca indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālo thinking poorlyduccintitacintī andca ishoti speaking poorlydubbhāsitabhāsī andca acting badlydukkaṭakammakārī andca thereforetasmā himnaṁ the astutepaṇḍitā knowjānanti:
fool‘bālo thisayaṁ worthy onebhavaṁ untrue personasappuriso’ti.

thatSa indeedkho he, that oneso, monks,bhikkhave, a foolbālo threefoldtividhaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the teachingdhamme sufferingdukkhaṁ sadnessdomanassaṁ experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti.
if,Sace, monks,bhikkhave, a foolbālo in a council hallsabhāyaṁ orvā sittingnisinno ishoti, in a streetrathikāya orvā sittingnisinno ishoti, at a crossroadsiṅghāṭake orvā sittingnisinno is;hoti;
theretatra ifce peoplejano propertajjaṁ fittingtassāruppaṁ talkkathaṁ discuss.manteti.
if,Sace, monks,bhikkhave, a foolbālo one who kills living creaturespāṇātipātī is,hoti, one who stealsadinnādāyī is,hoti, one who commits sexual misconductkāmesumicchācārī is,hoti, one who liesmusāvādī is,hoti, one who consumes intoxicantssurāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī is.hoti.
there,Tatra, monks,bhikkhave, to the foolbālassa thusevaṁ is:hoti:
what‘yaṁ indeedkho peoplejano propertajjaṁ fittingtassāruppaṁ talkkathaṁ discuss,manteti,
are foundsaṁvijjanteva thosete thingsdhammā in me,mayi, and Iahañca in thosetesu thingsdhammesu am seensandissāmī’ti.
this,Idaṁ, monks,bhikkhave, a foolbālo firstpaṭhamaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the teachingdhamme sufferingdukkhaṁ sadnessdomanassaṁ experiences.paṭisaṁvedeti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālo seespassati kingsrājāno a banditcoraṁ a criminalāgucāriṁ having arrestedgahetvā variousvividhā punishmentskammakāraṇā subjected them tokārente—
with whipskasāhipi whippingtāḷente with canesvettehipi caningtāḷente with clubsaddhadaṇḍakehipi clubbingtāḷente handhatthampi cutting offchindante footpādampi cutting offchindante hand and foothatthapādampi cutting offchindante earkaṇṇampi cutting offchindante nosenāsampi cutting offchindante ear and nosekaṇṇanāsampi cutting offchindante the porridge potbilaṅgathālikampi subjecting tokaronte the shell-shavesaṅkhamuṇḍikampi subjecting tokaronte Rāhu's mouthrāhumukhampi subjecting tokaronte the garland of firejotimālikampi subjecting tokaronte the burning handhatthapajjotikampi subjecting tokaronte the bulrush twisterakavattikampi subjecting tokaronte the bark dresscīrakavāsikampi subjecting tokaronte the antelopeeṇeyyakampi subjecting tokaronte the meat hookbaḷisamaṁsikampi subjecting tokaronte the coinskahāpaṇikampi subjecting tokaronte the caustic picklekhārāpatacchikampi subjecting tokaronte the twisting barpalighaparivattikampi subjecting tokaronte the straw matpalālapīṭhakampi subjecting tokaronte with hottattenapi oiltelena splashing withosiñcante to the houndssunakhehipi being fedkhādāpente alivejīvantampi on a stakesūle being impaleduttāsente with a swordasināpi headsīsaṁ being beheadedchindante.
thereTatra, monksbhikkhave, to the foolbālassa thusevaṁ it occurshoti:
of such kinds‘yathārūpānaṁ indeedkho evilpāpakānaṁ deedskammānaṁ because ofhetu kingsrājāno a banditcoraṁ a criminalāgucāriṁ having arrestedgahetvā variousvividhā punishmentskammakāraṇā inflictkārenti—
with whipskasāhipi they whiptāḷenti ……pe… with a swordasināpi headsīsaṁ they cut offchindanti;
are indeed foundsaṁvijjanteva thosete thingsdhammā in memayi, and Iahañca in thosetesu thingsdhammesu I am seensandissāmi.

if me tooMañcepi kingsrājāno they would knowjāneyyuṁ, me toomampi kingsrājāno having takengahetvā variousvividhā punishmentskammakāraṇā they would inflictkāreyyuṁ—
with whips tookasāhipi they would striketāḷeyyuṁ …pe……pe… even while alivejīvantampi on a stakesūle they would impaleuttāseyyuṁ, with a sword tooasināpi headsīsaṁ they would cut offchindeyyun’ti.
this tooIdampi, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālo seconddutiyaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme sufferingdukkhaṁ sadnessdomanassaṁ he experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti.

furthermorePuna andcaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālaṁ resting on a chairpīṭhasamārūḷhaṁ orvā resting on a bedmañcasamārūḷhaṁ orvā on the groundchamāyaṁ orvā lyingsemānaṁ, whatever for himyānissa in the pastpubbe badpāpakāni deedskammāni donekatāni with bodykāyena misconductduccaritāni with speechvācāya misconductduccaritāni with mindmanasā misconductduccaritāni they for himtānissa at thattamhi timesamaye settle down uponolambanti rest down uponajjholambanti lay down uponabhippalambanti.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, of greatmahataṁ of mountain peakspabbatakūṭānaṁ shadowchāyā at evening timesāyanhasamayaṁ upon the earthpathaviyā settles down uponolambanti rests down uponajjholambanti lays down uponabhippalambanti;
just soevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālaṁ resting on a chairpīṭhasamārūḷhaṁ orvā resting on a bedmañcasamārūḷhaṁ orvā on the groundchamāyaṁ orvā lyingsemānaṁ, whatever for himyānissa in the pastpubbe badpāpakāni deedskammāni donekatāni with bodykāyena misconductduccaritāni with speechvācāya misconductduccaritāni with mindmanasā misconductduccaritāni they for himtānissa at thattamhi timesamaye settle down uponolambanti rest down uponajjholambanti lay down uponabhippalambanti.
thenTatra, monksbhikkhave, of the foolbālassa thusevaṁ there ishoti:
not done‘akataṁ alasvata by meme goodkalyāṇaṁ, not doneakataṁ skillfulkusalaṁ, not doneakataṁ safeguardbhīruttāṇaṁ;
donekataṁ evilpāpaṁ, donekataṁ cruelluddaṁ, donekataṁ sinkibbisaṁ.
as far asYāvatā, sirbho, of those who have not done goodakatakalyāṇānaṁ of those who have not done skillfulakatakusalānaṁ of those who have not done safeguardakatabhīruttāṇānaṁ of those who have done evilkatapāpānaṁ of those who have done cruelkataluddānaṁ of those who have done sinkatakibbisānaṁ destinationgati thattaṁ destinationgatiṁ after departingpecca I gogacchāmī’ti.

heSo sorrowssocati wearieskilamati lamentsparidevati breast-beatingurattāḷiṁ wailskandati confusionsammohaṁ falls intoāpajjati.
this tooIdampi, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālo thirdtatiyaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme sufferingdukkhaṁ sadnessdomanassaṁ experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti.

thatSa indeedkho heso, monksbhikkhave, foolbālo by bodykāyena bad conductduccaritaṁ having donecaritvā by speechvācāya bad conductduccaritaṁ having donecaritvā by mindmanasā bad conductduccaritaṁ having donecaritvā of the bodykāyassa from breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ from deathmaraṇā to a place of lossapāyaṁ to a bad placeduggatiṁ to the underworldvinipātaṁ to hellnirayaṁ is rebornupapajjati.

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