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Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.2 Numbered Discourses 3.2Numbered Discourses 3.2
1. Bālavagga 1. Fools 1. Fools
Lakkhaṇasutta Characterized (by Action) Characteristics
“Kammalakkhaṇo, bhikkhave, bālo, kammalakkhaṇo paṇḍito, apadānasobhanī paññāti. “Monks, a fool is characterized by his/her actions. A wise person is characterized by his/her actions. It is through the activities of one’s life that one’s discernment shines. “A fool is characterized by their deeds, and an astute person is characterized by their deeds, for wisdom shines in its traces.
Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo. “A person endowed with three things is to be recognized as a fool. A fool is known by three things.
Katamehi tīhi? Which three? What three?
Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena. Bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental misconduct. Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo. A person endowed with these three things is to be recognized as a fool. These are the three things by which a fool is known.
Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito veditabbo. “A person endowed with three things is to be recognized as a wise person. An astute person is known by three things.
Katamehi tīhi? Which three? What three?
Kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena. Good bodily conduct, good verbal conduct, good mental conduct. Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito veditabbo. A person endowed with these three things is to be recognized as a wise person. These are the three things by which an astute person is known.
Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: “Thus, monks, you should train yourselves: So you should train like this:
‘yehi tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo te tayo dhamme abhinivajjetvā, yehi tīhi dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito veditabbo te tayo dhamme samādāya vattissāmā’ti. ‘We will avoid the three things that, endowed with which, one is to be recognized as a fool. We will undertake & maintain the three things that, endowed with which, one is to be recognized as a wise person.’ ‘We will shun the three things by which a fool is known, and we will proceed having undertaken the three things by which an astute person is known.’
Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti. That’s how you should train yourselves.” That’s how you should train.”
Dutiyaṁ.