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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:
mendicant·quotation marker“bhikkhavo”ti.
venerable·quotation marker“Bhadante”ti theyte mendicantsbhikkhū to the Buddhabhagavato they repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the BuddhaBhagavā this·speaketadavoca:

these three“Tīṇimāni, monksbhikkhave, of a foolbālassa fool·characteristicsbālalakkhaṇāni fool·signsbālanimittāni manifestations of a foolbālāpadānāni.
whatKatamāni threetīṇi?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālo badly·thought·thinkingduccintitacintī andca ishoti badly·spoken·speakingdubbhāsitabhāsī andca badly·done·actingdukkaṭakammakārī andca.
notNo thiscetaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālo badly·thought·thinkingduccintitacintī andca would have beenabhavissa badly·spoken·speakingdubbhāsitabhāsī andca badly·done·actingdukkaṭakammakārī andca by whatkena himnaṁ the astutepaṇḍitā would knowjāneyyuṁ:
fool‘bālo thisayaṁ worthy onebhavaṁ untrue personasappuriso’ti?
sinceYasmā andca indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālo badly·thought·thinkingduccintitacintī andca ishoti badly·spoken·speakingdubbhāsitabhāsī andca badly·done·actingdukkaṭakammakārī 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 deed·makingkammakāraṇā subjected them tokārente—
with whipskasāhipi whippingtāḷente with canesvettehipi caningtāḷente with clubsaddhadaṇḍakehipi clubbingtāḷente handhatthampi cutting offchindante footpādampi cutting offchindante hand·foothatthapādampi cutting offchindante earkaṇṇampi cutting offchindante nosenāsampi cutting offchindante ear·nosekaṇṇanāsampi cutting offchindante porridge·potbilaṅgathālikampi subjecting tokaronte shell·shavesaṅkhamuṇḍikampi subjecting tokaronte Rāhu·mouthrāhumukhampi subjecting tokaronte fire·garlandjotimālikampi subjecting tokaronte hand·burninghatthapajjotikampi subjecting tokaronte bulrush·twisterakavattikampi subjecting tokaronte bark·dresscīrakavāsikampi subjecting tokaronte the antelopeeṇeyyakampi subjecting tokaronte hook·meatbaḷisamaṁsikampi subjecting tokaronte the coinskahāpaṇikampi subjecting tokaronte caustic·picklekhārāpatacchikampi subjecting tokaronte bar·twistingpalighaparivattikampi subjecting tokaronte 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 deed·makingkammakāraṇā inflictkārenti—
with whipskasāhipi they whiptāḷenti ……pe… with a swordasināpi headsīsaṁ they cut offchindanti;
are indeed foundsaṁvijjanteva thosete thingsdhammā in memayi, I·andahañca in thosetesu thingsdhammesu I am seensandissāmi.

I·and·tooMañcepi kingsrājāno they would knowjāneyyuṁ, me·toomampi kingsrājāno having takengahetvā variousvividhā act·makingkammakāraṇā they would inflictkāreyyuṁ—
whips·tookasāhipi they would striketāḷeyyuṁ …pe……pe… living·evenjīvantampi on a stakesūle they would impaleuttāseyyuṁ, sword·tooasināpi headsīsaṁ they would cut offchindeyyun’ti.
this tooIdampi, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālo seconddutiyaṁ seen·verydiṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme sufferingdukkhaṁ sadnessdomanassaṁ he experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti.

furthermorePuna and·furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālaṁ chair·mountedpīṭhasamārūḷhaṁ orvā bed·mountedmañcasamārūḷhaṁ 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 mountain·peakpabbatakūṭānaṁ shadowchāyā evening·timesāyanhasamayaṁ upon the earthpathaviyā settles down uponolambanti rests down uponajjholambanti lays down uponabhippalambanti;
just soevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālaṁ chair·mountedpīṭhasamārūḷhaṁ orvā bed·mountedmañcasamārūḷhaṁ 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, not-done·goodakatakalyāṇānaṁ not-done·skillfulakatakusalānaṁ not-done·safeguardakatabhīruttāṇānaṁ done·evilkatapāpānaṁ done·cruelkataluddānaṁ done·sinkatakibbisānaṁ destinationgati thattaṁ destinationgatiṁ after departingpecca I gogacchāmī’ti.

heSo sorrowssocati wearieskilamati all around·lamentparidevati breast-beatingurattāḷiṁ wailskandati confusionsammohaṁ toward·goāpajjati.
this tooIdampi, monksbhikkhave, a foolbālo thirdtatiyaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme sufferingdukkhaṁ sadnessdomanassaṁ back·together·feelpaṭisaṁvedeti.

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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