Sabyābajjhasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.8

Numbered Discourses 3.8

1. Bālavagga

1. Fools

Sabyābajjhasutta

Hurtful

“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo.

“A fool is known by three things.

Katamehi tīhi?

What three?

Sabyābajjhena kāyakammena, sabyābajjhena vacīkammena, sabyābajjhena manokammena …pe… abyābajjhena kāyakammena, abyābajjhena vacīkammena, abyābajjhena manokammena.

Hurtful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. … An astute person is known by kind deeds by way of body, speech, and mind.

Imehi, kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito veditabbo.

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

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:

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 shun the three qualities by which a fool is known, and we will proceed having undertaken the three qualities by which an astute person is known.’

Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

That’s how you should train.”

Aṭṭhamaṁ.