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Rūpasutta

Appearance

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.
“Mendicants, these four people are found in the world.

Katame cattāro?
What four?

Rūpappamāṇo rūpappasanno, ghosappamāṇo ghosappasanno, lūkhappamāṇo lūkhappasanno, dhammappamāṇo dhammappasanno—
There are those whose estimation of and confidence in others is based on appearance, on eloquence, on mortification, and on principle.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasminti.
These are the four people found in the world.

Ye ca rūpe pamāṇiṁsu,
Those who judge on appearance,

ye ca ghosena anvagū;
and those swayed by a voice,

Chandarāgavasūpetā,
are full of desire and greed;

nābhijānanti te janā.
those people just don’t understand.

Ajjhattañca na jānāti,
Not knowing what’s inside,

bahiddhā ca na passati;
nor seeing what’s outside,

Samantāvaraṇo bālo,
the fool shut in on every side,

sa ve ghosena vuyhati.
gets carried away by a voice.

Ajjhattañca na jānāti,
Not knowing what’s inside,

bahiddhā ca vipassati;
but discerning what’s outside,

Bahiddhā phaladassāvī,
seeing the fruit outside,

sopi ghosena vuyhati.
they’re also carried away by a voice.

Ajjhattañca pajānāti,
Understanding what’s inside,

bahiddhā ca vipassati;
and discerning what’s outside,

Vinīvaraṇadassāvī,
seeing without hindrances,

na so ghosena vuyhatī”ti.
they don’t get carried away by a voice.”

Pañcamaṁ.