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Attahitasutta

To Benefit Oneself

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

Katame cattāro?
What four?

Attahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya,
One who practices to benefit themselves, but not others;

parahitāya paṭipanno no attahitāya,
one who practices to benefit others, but not themselves;

nevattahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya,
one who practices to benefit neither themselves nor others; and

attahitāya ceva paṭipanno parahitāya ca.
one who practices to benefit both themselves and others.

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

Aṭṭhamaṁ.