4: The Book of the Fours
VII. Deeds of Substance — AN 4.65: Appearance
- © Translated from the Pali by Bhante Sujato. (More copyright information)
1“Mendicants, these four people are found in the world. What four? There are those whose estimation of and confidence in others is based on appearance, on eloquence, on mortification, and on principle.
These are the four people found in the world.
2Those who judge on appearance,
and those swayed by a voice,
are full of desire and greed;
those people just don’t understand.
3Not knowing what’s inside,
nor seeing what’s outside,
the fool shut in on every side,
gets carried away by a voice.
4Not knowing what’s inside,
but seeing what’s outside,
seeing the fruit outside,
they’re also carried away by a voice.
5Understanding what’s inside,
and seeing what’s outside,
seeing without hindrances,
they don’t get carried away by a voice.”
1"Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame cattāro? Rūpappamāṇo rūpappasanno, ghosappamāṇo ghosappasanno, lūkhappamāṇo lūkhappasanno, dhammappamāṇo dhammappasanno –
ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasminti.
2Ye ca rūpe pamāṇiṁsu,
ye ca ghosena anvagū;
Chandarāgavasūpetā,
nābhijānanti te janā.
3Ajjhattañca na jānāti,
bahiddhā ca na passati;
Samantāvaraṇo bālo,
sa ve ghosena vuyhati.
4Ajjhattañca na jānāti,
bahiddhā ca vipassati;
Bahiddhā phaladassāvī,
sopi ghosena vuyhati.
5Ajjhattañca pajānāti,
bahiddhā ca vipassati;
Vinīvaraṇadassāvī,
na so ghosena vuyhatī"ti.
Pañcamaṁ.