Eight factors

Bhikkhus, I will tell you about the not Great Man, the worst of not Great Men, the Great Man and the best of Great Men. Listen and attend carefully, I will tell.

Bhikkhus, who is the not Great Man?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person is with wrong view, wrong thoughts, wrong speech, wrong actions, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness and wrong concentration.

Bhikkhus, this is a not Great Man.

Bhikkhus, who is the worst of not Great Men?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person with wrong view incites others to wrong view, with wrong thoughts incites others to wrong thoughts, with wrong speech incites others to wrong speech, with wrong actions incites others to wrong actions, with wrong livelihood incites others to wrong livelihood, with wrong effort incites others to wrong effort, with wrong mindfulness incites others to wrong mindfulness and with wrong concentration incites others to wrong concentration.

Bhikkhus, this is the worst of not Great Men.

Bhikkhus, who is the Great Man?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person is with right view, right thoughts, right speech, right actions, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration.

Bhikkhus, this is a Great Man.

Bhikkhus, who is the best of Great Men?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person with right view incites others to right view, with right thoughts incites others to right thoughts, with right speech incites others to right speech, with right actions incites others to right actions, with right livelihood incites others to right livelihood, with right effort incites others to right effort, with right mindfulness incites others to right mindfulness and with right concentration incites others to right concentration.

Bhikkhus, this is the best of Great Men.