“Mendicants, there are two fools. What two? One who doesn’t recognize when they’ve made a mistake. And one who doesn’t properly accept the confession of someone who’s made a mistake. These are the two fools.
“Dveme, bhikkhave, bālā. Katame dve? Yo ca accayaṁ accayato na passati, yo ca accayaṁ desentassa yathādhammaṁ nappaṭiggaṇhāti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bālāti.
There are two who are astute. What two? One who recognizes when they’ve made a mistake. And one who properly accepts the confession of someone who’s made a mistake. These are the two who are astute.”
Dveme, bhikkhave, paṇḍitā. Katame dve? Yo ca accayaṁ accayato passati, yo ca accayaṁ desentassa yathādhammaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve paṇḍitā”ti.
“Mendicants, these two misrepresent the Realized One. What two? One who is hateful and hides it, and one whose faith is mistaken. These two misrepresent the Realized One.”
“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhanti. Katame dve? Duṭṭho vā dosantaro, saddho vā duggahitena. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhantī”ti.
“Mendicants, these two misrepresent the Realized One. What two? One who explains what was not spoken by the Realized One as spoken by him. And one who explains what was spoken by the Realized One as not spoken by him. These two misrepresent the Realized One.
“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhanti. Katame dve? Yo ca abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatena bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti, yo ca bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatena abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhantīti.
These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One. What two? One who explains what was not spoken by the Realized One as not spoken by him. And one who explains what was spoken by the Realized One as spoken by him. These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.”
Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhanti. Katame dve? Yo ca abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatena abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti, yo ca bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatena bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhantī”ti.
“Mendicants, these two misrepresent the Realized One. What two? One who explains a discourse in need of interpretation as a discourse whose meaning is explicit. And one who explains a discourse whose meaning is explicit as a discourse in need of interpretation. These two misrepresent the Realized One.”
“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhanti. Katame dve? Yo ca neyyatthaṁ suttantaṁ nītattho suttantoti dīpeti, yo ca nītatthaṁ suttantaṁ neyyattho suttantoti dīpeti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhantī”ti.
“These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One. What two? One who explains a discourse in need of interpretation as a discourse in need of interpretation. And one who explains a discourse whose meaning is explicit as a discourse whose meaning is explicit. These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.”
“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhanti. Katame dve? Yo ca neyyatthaṁ suttantaṁ neyyattho suttantoti dīpeti, yo ca nītatthaṁ suttantaṁ nītattho suttantoti dīpeti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhantī”ti.
“Mendicants, one who is underhand can expect one of two destinies: hell or the animal realm.
“Paṭicchannakammantassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā— nirayo vā tiracchānayoni vāti.
One who is aboveboard can expect one of two destinies: as a god or a human.”
Appaṭicchannakammantassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā— devā vā manussā vā”ti.
“Mendicants, one who has wrong view can expect one of two destinies: hell or the animal realm.”
“Micchādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā— nirayo vā tiracchānayoni vā”ti.
“Mendicants, one who has right view can expect one of two destinies: as a god or a human.”
“Sammādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā— devā vā manussā vā”ti.
“There are two places waiting to receive an unethical person: hell and the animal realm.
“Dussīlassa, bhikkhave, dve paṭiggāhā— nirayo vā tiracchānayoni vā.
There are two places waiting to receive an ethical person: the realms of gods and humans.”
Sīlavato, bhikkhave, dve paṭiggāhā— devā vā manussā vā”ti.
“Mendicants, I see two reasons to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest. What two? Seeing happiness for oneself in this life, and having sympathy for future generations. I see two reasons to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest.”
“Dvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, atthavase sampassamāno araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevāmi. Katame dve? Attano ca diṭṭhadhammasukhavihāraṁ sampassamāno, pacchimañca janataṁ anukampamāno. Ime kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, dve atthavase sampassamāno araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevāmī”ti.
“These two things play a part in realization. What two? Serenity and discernment.
“Dve me, bhikkhave, dhammā vijjābhāgiyā. Katame dve? Samatho ca vipassanā ca.
What is the benefit of developing serenity? The mind is developed. What is the benefit of developing the mind? Greed is given up.
Samatho, bhikkhave, bhāvito kamatthamanubhoti? Cittaṁ bhāvīyati. Cittaṁ bhāvitaṁ kamatthamanubhoti? Yo rāgo so pahīyati.
What is the benefit of developing discernment? Wisdom is developed. What is the benefit of developing wisdom? Ignorance is given up.
Vipassanā, bhikkhave, bhāvitā kamatthamanubhoti? Paññā bhāvīyati. Paññā bhāvitā kamatthamanubhoti? Yā avijjā sā pahīyati.
The mind corrupted by greed is not free; and wisdom corrupted by ignorance does not grow. In this way, freedom of heart comes from the fading away of greed, while freedom by wisdom comes from the fading away of ignorance.”
Rāgupakkiliṭṭhaṁ vā, bhikkhave, cittaṁ na vimuccati, avijjupakkiliṭṭhā vā paññā na bhāvīyati. Iti kho, bhikkhave, rāgavirāgā cetovimutti, avijjāvirāgā paññāvimuttī”ti.
Bālavaggo tatiyo.