Rukkhasutta
Four people similar to trees.
- 0.1
Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.109
Numbered Discourses 4.109
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11. Valāhakavagga
11. Clouds
Rukkhasutta
Trees
- 1.1
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, rukkhā.
“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of tree.
- 1.2
Katame cattāro?
What four?
- 1.3
Pheggu phegguparivāro,
One is a softwood surrounded by softwoods,
- 1.4
pheggu sāraparivāro,
one is a softwood surrounded by hardwoods,
- 1.5
sāro phegguparivāro,
one is a hardwood surrounded by softwoods, and
- 1.6
sāro sāraparivāro—
one is a hardwood surrounded by hardwoods.
- 1.7
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro rukkhā.
These are the four kinds of tree.
- 1.8
Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, cattāro rukkhūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.
In the same way, these four individuals similar to trees are found in the world.
- 1.9
Katame cattāro?
What four?
- 1.10
Pheggu phegguparivāro,
One is a softwood surrounded by softwoods,
- 1.11
pheggu sāraparivāro,
one is a softwood surrounded by hardwoods,
- 1.12
sāro phegguparivāro,
one is a hardwood surrounded by softwoods, and
- 1.13
sāro sāraparivāro.
one is a hardwood surrounded by hardwoods.
- 2.1
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo pheggu hoti phegguparivāro?
And how is an individual a softwood surrounded by softwoods?
- 2.2
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo dussīlo hoti pāpadhammo;
It’s when an individual is unethical, of bad character,
- 2.3
parisāpissa hoti dussīlā pāpadhammā.
and their followers are the same.
- 2.4
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo pheggu hoti phegguparivāro.
That’s how an individual is a softwood surrounded by softwoods.
- 2.5
Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, rukkho pheggu phegguparivāro;
That individual is like a softwood tree that’s surrounded by softwoods, I say.
- 2.6
tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.
- 3.1
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo pheggu hoti sāraparivāro?
And how is an individual a softwood surrounded by hardwoods?
- 3.2
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo dussīlo hoti pāpadhammo;
It’s when an individual is unethical, of bad character,
- 3.3
parisā ca khvassa hoti sīlavatī kalyāṇadhammā.
but their followers are ethical, of good character. …
- 3.4
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo pheggu hoti sāraparivāro.
- 3.5
Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, rukkho pheggu sāraparivāro;
- 3.6
tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.
- 4.1
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo sāro hoti phegguparivāro?
And how is an individual a hardwood surrounded by softwoods?
- 4.2
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlavā hoti kalyāṇadhammo;
It’s when an individual is ethical, of good character,
- 4.3
parisā ca khvassa hoti dussīlā pāpadhammā.
but their followers are unethical, of bad character. …
- 4.4
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo sāro hoti phegguparivāro.
- 4.5
Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, rukkho sāro phegguparivāro;
- 4.6
tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.
- 5.1
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo sāro hoti sāraparivāro?
And how is an individual a hardwood surrounded by hardwoods?
- 5.2
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlavā hoti kalyāṇadhammo;
It’s when an individual is ethical, of good character,
- 5.3
parisāpissa hoti sīlavatī kalyāṇadhammā.
and their followers are the same.
- 5.4
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo sāro hoti sāraparivāro.
- 5.5
Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, rukkho sāro sāraparivāro;
- 5.6
tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.
- 5.7
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro rukkhūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.
These four individuals similar to trees are found in the world.”
- 5.8
Navamaṁ.
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