Paṭhamavalāhakasutta
Four people similar to clouds.
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Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.101
Numbered Discourses 4.101
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11. Valāhakavagga
11. Clouds
Paṭhamavalāhakasutta
Clouds (1st)
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Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
So I have heard.
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ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
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Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:
There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
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“bhikkhavo”ti.
“Mendicants!”
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“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
“Venerable sir,” they replied.
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Bhagavā etadavoca:
The Buddha said this:
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“Cattārome, bhikkhave, valāhakā.
“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of clouds.
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Katame cattāro?
What four?
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Gajjitā no vassitā,
One thunders but doesn’t rain,
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vassitā no gajjitā,
one rains but doesn’t thunder,
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neva gajjitā no vassitā,
one neither thunders nor rains, and
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gajjitā ca vassitā ca.
one both rains and thunders.
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Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro valāhakā.
These are the four kinds of clouds.
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Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, cattāro valāhakūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.
In the same way, these four individuals similar to clouds are found in the world.
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Katame cattāro?
What four?
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Gajjitā no vassitā,
One thunders but doesn’t rain,
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vassitā no gajjitā,
one rains but doesn’t thunder,
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neva gajjitā no vassitā,
one neither thunders nor rains, and
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gajjitā ca vassitā ca.
one both rains and thunders.
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Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo gajjitā hoti no vassitā?
And how does an individual thunder but not rain?
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Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo bhāsitā hoti, no kattā.
It’s when an individual is a talker, not a doer.
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Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo gajjitā hoti, no vassitā.
That’s how an individual thunders but doesn’t rain.
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Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, valāhako gajjitā, no vassitā;
That individual is like a cloud that thunders but doesn’t rain, I say.
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tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.
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Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo vassitā hoti, no gajjitā?
And how does an individual rain but not thunder?
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Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo kattā hoti, no bhāsitā.
It’s when an individual is a doer, not a talker. …
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Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo vassitā hoti, no gajjitā.
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Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, valāhako vassitā, no gajjitā;
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tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.
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Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo neva gajjitā hoti, no vassitā?
And how does an individual neither thunder nor rain?
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Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo neva bhāsitā hoti, no kattā.
It’s when an individual is neither a talker nor a doer. …
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Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo neva gajjitā hoti, no vassitā.
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Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, valāhako neva gajjitā, no vassitā;
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tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.
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Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo gajjitā ca hoti vassitā ca?
And how does an individual both thunder and rain?
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Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo bhāsitā ca hoti kattā ca.
It’s when an individual is both a talker and a doer. …
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Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo gajjitā ca hoti vassitā ca.
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Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, valāhako gajjitā ca vassitā ca;
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tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.
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Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro valāhakūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.
These four individuals similar to clouds are found in the world.”
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Paṭhamaṁ.
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