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Majjhima Nikāya 129

Bālapaṇḍitasutta

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

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just asSeyyathāpi, mendicantsbhikkhave, a personpuriso one·holeekacchiggalaṁ a yokeyugaṁ great·oceanmahāsamudde would throwpakkhipeyya.
thatTamenaṁ eastpuratthimo windvāto westpacchimena would waftsaṁhareyya, westpacchimo windvāto eastpuratthimena would waftsaṁhareyya, northuttaro windvāto southdakkhiṇena would waftsaṁhareyya, southdakkhiṇo windvāto northuttarena would waftsaṁhareyya.
thereTatrāssa one-eyedkāṇo turtlekacchapo, heso year·hundredvassasatassa year·hundredvassasatassa after the lapseaccayena oncesakiṁ would pop upummujjeyya.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
is itapi evernu heso one-eyedkāṇo turtlekacchapo in thatamusmiṁ one·holeekacchiggale in the yokeyuge its neckgīvaṁ forth·enterpaveseyyā”ti?
no“No indeedhetaṁ, sirbhante”.
if“Yadi butpana, sirbhante, everkadāci at some timekarahaci of a longdīghassa of a timeaddhuno after the lapseaccayenā”ti.
sooner“Khippataraṁ indeedkho heso, mendicantsbhikkhave, one-eyedkāṇo turtlekacchapo in thatamusmiṁ one·holeekacchiggale in the yokeyuge its neckgīvaṁ would pokepaveseyya, than thatato rarerdullabhatarāhaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, human existencemanussattaṁ I sayvadāmi oncesakiṁ ruin·gonevinipātagatena by a foolbālena.
thatTaṁ of whatkissa reasonhetu?
notNa herehettha, mendicantsbhikkhave, there isatthi dhamma·conductdhammacariyā even·conductsamacariyā skillful·doingkusalakiriyā doing what is meritoriouspuññakiriyā.
one another·preyingAññamaññakhādikā thereettha, mendicantsbhikkhave, prevailsvattati preying on the weakdubbalakhādikā.

thatSa indeedkho heso, monksbhikkhave, foolbālo ifsace sometimeskadāci everkarahaci longdīghassa timeaddhuno after passingaccayena human statemanussattaṁ comesāgacchati, whateveryāni thosetāni low familiesnīcakulāni—
corpse-worker·familycaṇḍālakulaṁ orvā hunter·familynesādakulaṁ orvā bamboo-worker·familyvenakulaṁ orvā chariot·maker·familyrathakārakulaṁ orvā scavenger·familypukkusakulaṁ orvā.
suchTathārūpe familykule is rebornpaccājāyati poordalidde little food and drinkappannapānabhojane difficult livelihoodkasiravuttike, whereyattha with difficultykasirena food·coveringghāsacchādo is obtainedlabbhati.
heSo andca ishoti uglydubbaṇṇo unsightlyduddasiko deformedokoṭimako much·sicknessbavhābādho one-eyedkāṇo orvā crippledkuṇī orvā lamekhujjo orvā side·struckpakkhahato orvā notna obtaininglābhī of foodannassa of drinkpānassa of clothingvatthassa of vehicleyānassa garland·fragrance·makeupmālāgandhavilepanassa of bed house lightingseyyāvasathapadīpeyyassa.
heSo by bodykāyena bad conductduccaritaṁ doescarati by speechvācāya bad conductduccaritaṁ doescarati by mindmanasā bad conductduccaritaṁ doescarati.
heSo by bodykāyena bad conductduccaritaṁ having donecaritvā by speechvācāya bad conductduccaritaṁ having donecaritvā by mindmanasā bad conductduccaritaṁ having donecaritvā of bodykāyassa breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā place of lossapāyaṁ bad destinationduggatiṁ underworldvinipātaṁ hellnirayaṁ is rebornupapajjati.

just asSeyyathāpi, o monksbhikkhave, a gamblerakkhadhutto with his very firstpaṭhameneva with a losing throwkaliggahena even his sonputtampi might losejīyetha, even his wifedārampi might losejīyetha, allsabbaṁ even his propertysāpateyyampi might losejīyetha, and furtheruttaripi into bondageadhibandhaṁ would getnigaccheyya.
trivialAppamattako thatso, o monksbhikkhave, losing throwkaliggaho whichyaṁ thatso gamblerakkhadhutto with his very firstpaṭhameneva with a losing throwkaliggahena even his sonputtampi might losejīyetha, even his wifedārampi might losejīyetha, allsabbaṁ even his propertysāpateyyampi might losejīyetha, and furtheruttaripi into bondageadhibandhaṁ would getnigaccheyya.
thenAtha indeedkho this veryayameva than thattato greatermahantataro losing throwkaliggaho thatyaṁ aso foolbālo by bodykāyena bad conductduccaritaṁ having donecaritvā by speechvācāya bad conductduccaritaṁ having donecaritvā by mindmanasā bad conductduccaritaṁ having donecaritvā of the bodykāyassa at the breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā to a place of lossapāyaṁ to a bad destinationduggatiṁ to ruinvinipātaṁ to hellnirayaṁ is rebornupapajjati.
thisAyaṁ, o monksbhikkhave, completekevalā fulfillmentparipūrā of the fool's levelbālabhūmīti.

these threeTīṇimāni, monksbhikkhave, of an astute personpaṇḍitassa astute·characteristicpaṇḍitalakkhaṇāni astute·signpaṇḍitanimittāni manifestationspaṇḍitāpadānāni.
whatKatamāni threetīṇi?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, an astute personpaṇḍito well·thought·thinkersucintitacintī andca ishoti well·spoken·speakersubhāsitabhāsī andca well·done·action·doersukatakammakārī andca.
if notNo thiscetaṁ, monksbhikkhave, an astute personpaṇḍito well·thought·thinkersucintitacintī andca would not have beenabhavissa well·spoken·speakersubhāsitabhāsī andca well·done·action·doersukatakammakārī andca, by whatkena themnaṁ astute peoplepaṇḍitā would knowjāneyyuṁ:
astute person‘paṇḍito thisayaṁ worthy onebhavaṁ true personsappuriso’ti?

sinceYasmā andca indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, an astute personpaṇḍito well-thought·thinkingsucintitacintī andca ishoti well-spoken·speakingsubhāsitabhāsī andca well-done·actingsukatakammakārī andca thereforetasmā himnaṁ the astutepaṇḍitā knowjānanti:
astute‘paṇḍito thisayaṁ worthy onebhavaṁ true personsappuriso’ti.
thatSa indeedkho thatso, monksbhikkhave, an astute personpaṇḍito threefoldtividhaṁ seen·verydiṭṭheva in the teachingdhamme pleasuresukhaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti.
ifSace, monksbhikkhave, an astute personpaṇḍito in a council hallsabhāyaṁ orvā seatednisinno ishoti, in a streetrathikāya orvā seatednisinno ishoti, at a crossroadsiṅghāṭake orvā seatednisinno ishoti;
theretatra ifce peoplejano propertajjaṁ fittingtassāruppaṁ talkkathaṁ discussmanteti.
ifSace, monksbhikkhave, an astute personpaṇḍito from killing living creaturespāṇātipātā refrainspaṭivirato ishoti, from stealingadinnādānā refrainspaṭivirato ishoti, from sexual misconductkāmesumicchācārā refrainspaṭivirato ishoti, from lyingmusāvādā refrainspaṭivirato ishoti, from intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquorsurāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānā refrainspaṭivirato ishoti;
theretatra, monksbhikkhave, to an astute personpaṇḍitassa thusevaṁ ishoti:
which‘yaṁ indeedkho peoplejano propertajjaṁ fittingtassāruppaṁ talkkathaṁ discussmanteti;
are-found·indeedsaṁvijjanteva thosete good thingsdhammā in memayi, I + andahañca in thosetesu good thingsdhammesu exhibitsandissāmī’ti.
thisIdaṁ, monksbhikkhave, an astute personpaṇḍito firstpaṭhamaṁ seen·verydiṭṭheva in the teachingdhamme pleasuresukhaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti.

furthermorePuna and·furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, an astute personpaṇḍito seespassati kingsrājāno a banditcoraṁ a criminalāgucāriṁ having arrestedgahetvā variousvividhā deed·makingkammakāraṇā subjectingkārente—
whip·alsokasāhipi whippingtāḷente cane·alsovettehipi caningtāḷente club·alsoaddhadaṇḍakehipi clubbingtāḷente hand·alsohatthampi cutting offchindante foot·alsopādampi cutting offchindante hand·foot·alsohatthapādampi cutting offchindante ear·alsokaṇṇampi cutting offchindante nose·alsonāsampi cutting offchindante ear·nose·alsokaṇṇanāsampi cutting offchindante porridge·pot·alsobilaṅgathālikampi doingkaronte shell·shave·alsosaṅkhamuṇḍikampi doingkaronte Rāhu·mouth·alsorāhumukhampi doingkaronte fire·garland·alsojotimālikampi doingkaronte hand·burning·alsohatthapajjotikampi doingkaronte bulrush·twist·alsoerakavattikampi doingkaronte bark·dress·alsocīrakavāsikampi doingkaronte antelope·alsoeṇeyyakampi doingkaronte hook·meat·alsobalisamaṁsikampi doingkaronte coin·alsokahāpaṇikampi doingkaronte caustic-pickle·alsokhārāpatacchikampi doingkaronte bar·twisting·alsopalighaparivattikampi doingkaronte straw·mat·alsopalālapīṭhakampi doingkaronte hot·alsotattenapi oiltelena splashingosiñcante hound·alsosunakhehipi being fed tokhādāpente alive·alsojīvantampi on a stakesūle being impaleduttāsente sword·alsoasināpi headsīsaṁ being beheadedchindante.
thereTatra, monksbhikkhave, to an astute personpaṇḍitassa thusevaṁ it occurshoti:

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