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guttara NikÄya 4.109 Numbered Discourses 4.109
11. ValÄhakavagga 11. Clouds
Rukkhasutta Trees
āCattÄrome, bhikkhave, rukkhÄ. āMendicants, there are these four kinds of tree.
Katame cattÄro? What four?
Pheggu phegguparivÄro, One is a softwood surrounded by softwoods,
pheggu sÄraparivÄro, one is a softwood surrounded by hardwoods,
sÄro phegguparivÄro, one is a hardwood surrounded by softwoods, and
sÄro sÄraparivÄroāone is a hardwood surrounded by hardwoods.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattÄro rukkhÄ. These are the four kinds of tree.
Evamevaį¹ kho, bhikkhave, cattÄro rukkhÅ«pamÄ puggalÄ santo saį¹vijjamÄnÄ lokasmiį¹. In the same way, these four people similar to trees are found in the world.
Katame cattÄro? What four?
Pheggu phegguparivÄro, One is a softwood surrounded by softwoods,
pheggu sÄraparivÄro, one is a softwood surrounded by hardwoods,
sÄro phegguparivÄro, one is a hardwood surrounded by softwoods, and
sÄro sÄraparivÄro. one is a hardwood surrounded by hardwoods.
KathaƱca, bhikkhave, puggalo pheggu hoti phegguparivÄro? And how is a person a softwood surrounded by softwoods?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo dussÄ«lo hoti pÄpadhammo; Itās when a person is unethical, of bad character,
parisÄpissa hoti dussÄ«lÄ pÄpadhammÄ. and their followers are the same.
Evaį¹ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo pheggu hoti phegguparivÄro. Thatās how a person is a softwood surrounded by softwoods.
SeyyathÄpi so, bhikkhave, rukkho pheggu phegguparivÄro; That person is like a softwood tree thatās surrounded by softwoods, I say.
tathÅ«pamÄhaį¹, bhikkhave, imaį¹ puggalaį¹ vadÄmi.
KathaƱca, bhikkhave, puggalo pheggu hoti sÄraparivÄro? And how is a person a softwood surrounded by hardwoods?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo dussÄ«lo hoti pÄpadhammo; Itās when a person is unethical, of bad character,
parisÄ ca khvassa hoti sÄ«lavatÄ« kalyÄį¹adhammÄ. but their followers are ethical, of good character. ā¦
Evaį¹ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo pheggu hoti sÄraparivÄro.
SeyyathÄpi so, bhikkhave, rukkho pheggu sÄraparivÄro;
tathÅ«pamÄhaį¹, bhikkhave, imaį¹ puggalaį¹ vadÄmi.
KathaƱca, bhikkhave, puggalo sÄro hoti phegguparivÄro? And how is a person a hardwood surrounded by softwoods?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sÄ«lavÄ hoti kalyÄį¹adhammo; Itās when a person is ethical, of good character,
parisÄ ca khvassa hoti dussÄ«lÄ pÄpadhammÄ. but their followers are unethical, of bad character. ā¦
Evaį¹ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo sÄro hoti phegguparivÄro.
SeyyathÄpi so, bhikkhave, rukkho sÄro phegguparivÄro;
tathÅ«pamÄhaį¹, bhikkhave, imaį¹ puggalaį¹ vadÄmi.
KathaƱca, bhikkhave, puggalo sÄro hoti sÄraparivÄro? And how is a person a hardwood surrounded by hardwoods?
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sÄ«lavÄ hoti kalyÄį¹adhammo; Itās when a person is ethical, of good character,
parisÄpissa hoti sÄ«lavatÄ« kalyÄį¹adhammÄ. and their followers are the same.
Evaį¹ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo sÄro hoti sÄraparivÄro.
SeyyathÄpi so, bhikkhave, rukkho sÄro sÄraparivÄro;
tathÅ«pamÄhaį¹, bhikkhave, imaį¹ puggalaį¹ vadÄmi.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattÄro rukkhÅ«pamÄ puggalÄ santo saį¹vijjamÄnÄ lokasmināti. These four people similar to trees are found in the world.ā
Navamaį¹.