Accayasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.4

Numbered Discourses 3.4

1. Bālavagga

1. Fools

Accayasutta

Mistakes

“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo.

“A fool is known by three things.

Katamehi tīhi?

What three?

Accayaṁ accayato na passati, accayaṁ accayato disvā yathādhammaṁ nappaṭikaroti, parassa kho pana accayaṁ desentassa yathādhammaṁ nappaṭiggaṇhāti.

They don’t recognize when they’ve made a mistake. When they do recognize it they don’t deal with it properly. And when someone else confesses a mistake to them, they don’t accept it properly.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo.

These are the three things by which a fool is known.

Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito veditabbo.

An astute person is known by three things.

Katamehi tīhi?

What three?

Accayaṁ accayato passati, accayaṁ accayato disvā yathādhammaṁ paṭikaroti, parassa kho pana accayaṁ desentassa yathādhammaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti.

They recognize when they’ve made a mistake. When they recognize it they deal with it properly. And when someone else confesses a mistake to them, they accept it properly.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito veditabbo.

These are the three things by which an astute person is known.

Tasmātiha …pe….

So you should train …”

Catutthaṁ.