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Bala-pandita Sutta: Fools & Wise People

Bala-pandita Sutta

Summary: What's the difference between a fool and a wise person.

AN 2.21 PTS: A i 59 II,iii,1

translated from the Pali by

Thanissaro Bhikkhu

2002–2014

- Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa -

“Monks, these two are fools. Which two? The one who doesn't see his transgression as a transgression, and the one who doesn't rightfully pardon another who has confessed his transgression. These two are fools.

“These two are wise people. Which two? The one who sees his transgression as a transgression, and the one who rightfully pardons another who has confessed his transgression. These two are wise people.”

See also: SN 12.19; AN 2.98.

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