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Vohārapatha 1 [Bālapaṇḍita 6] (AN 4.227)
Bhikkhus, endowed with four things the foolish not Great Man destroys himself, becomes faulty and blamed by the wise accrues much demerit. What four?
The not seen he says I saw, the not heard he says I heard, the not experienced he says I experienced, the not cognized he says I cognized.
Bhikkhus, endowed with these four things, the foolish not Great Man destroys himself, becoming faulty and blamed by the wise accrues much demerit.
Bhikkhus, endowed with four things the learned, Great Man does not destroy himself, not becoming faulty and praised by the wise accrues much merit. What four?
The not seen he says I did not see, the not heard he says I did not hear, the not experienced he says I did not experience, the not cognized he says I did not cognize.
Bhikkhus, endowed with these four things the learned, Great Man does not destroy himself, becoming not faulty and praised by the wise accrues much merit.
The not seen he says I saw, the not heard he says I heard, the not experienced he says I experienced, the not cognized he says I cognized.
Bhikkhus, endowed with these four things, the foolish not Great Man destroys himself, becoming faulty and blamed by the wise accrues much demerit.
Bhikkhus, endowed with four things the learned, Great Man does not destroy himself, not becoming faulty and praised by the wise accrues much merit. What four?
The not seen he says I did not see, the not heard he says I did not hear, the not experienced he says I did not experience, the not cognized he says I did not cognize.
Bhikkhus, endowed with these four things the learned, Great Man does not destroy himself, becoming not faulty and praised by the wise accrues much merit.
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