Dukanipāta 10
Numbered Discourses 2.98–117
The Chapter on Fools
98
98 “Mendicants, there are two fools. What two? One who carries the burden of what has not come to pass, and one who doesn’t carry the burden of what has come to pass. These are the two fools.”
99
99 “There are two who are astute. What two? One who doesn’t carry the burden of what has not come to pass, and one who carries the burden of what has come to pass. These are the two who are astute.”
100
100 “Mendicants, there are two fools. What two? One who perceives what is unallowable as allowable, and one who perceives what is allowable as unallowable. These are the two fools.”
101
101 “There are two who are astute. What two? One who perceives what is unallowable as unallowable, and one who perceives what is allowable as allowable. These are the two who are astute.”
102
102 “Mendicants, there are two fools. What two? One who perceives a non-offense as an offense, and one who perceives an offense as a non-offense. These are the two fools.”
103
103 “There are two who are astute. What two? One who perceives a non-offense as a non-offense, and one who perceives an offense as an offense. These are the two who are astute.”
104
104 “Mendicants, there are two fools. What two? One who perceives what is not the teaching as the teaching, and one who perceives the teaching as not the teaching. These are the two fools.”
105
105 “There are two who are astute. What two? One who perceives the teaching as the teaching, and one who perceives what is not the teaching as not the teaching. These are the two who are astute.”
106
106 “Mendicants, there are two fools. What two? One who perceives what is not the training as the training, and one who perceives what is the training as not the training. These are the two fools.”
107
107 “There are two who are astute. What two? One who perceives what is not the training as not the training, and one who perceives what is the training as the training. These are the two who are astute.”
108
108 “For these two, defilements grow. What two? One who is remorseful over something they shouldn’t be, and one who isn’t remorseful over something they should be. These are the two whose defilements grow.”
109
109 “For these two, defilements don’t grow. What two? One who isn’t remorseful over something they shouldn’t be, and one who is remorseful over something they should be. These are the two whose defilements don’t grow.”
110
110 “For these two, defilements grow. What two? One who perceives what is unallowable as allowable, and one who perceives what is allowable as unallowable. These are the two whose defilements grow.”
111
111 “For these two, defilements don’t grow. What two? One who perceives what is unallowable as unallowable, and one who perceives what is allowable as allowable. These are the two whose defilements don’t grow.”
112
112 “For these two, defilements grow. What two? One who perceives an offense as a non-offense, and one who perceives a non-offense as an offense. These are the two whose defilements grow.”
113
113 “For these two, defilements don’t grow. What two? One who perceives an offense as an offense, and one who perceives a non-offense as a non-offense. These are the two whose defilements don’t grow.”
114
114 “For these two, defilements grow. What two? One who perceives what is not the teaching as the teaching, and one who perceives the teaching as not the teaching. These are the two whose defilements grow.”
115
115 “For these two, defilements don’t grow. What two? One who perceives the teaching as the teaching, and one who perceives what is not the teaching as not the teaching. These are the two whose defilements don’t grow.”
116
116 “For these two, defilements grow. What two? One who perceives what is not the training as the training, and one who perceives what is the training as not the training. These are the two whose defilements grow.”
117
117 “For these two, defilements don’t grow. What two? One who perceives what is not the training as not the training, and one who perceives what is the training as the training. These are the two whose defilements don’t grow.”