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Numbered Discourses 4.65 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.65

7. Deeds of Substance – 7. Pattakammavagga

AN 4.65 Appearance – Rūpasutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, these four people are found in the world.

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

1.2

What four?

Katame cattāro?

1.3

There are those whose estimation of and confidence in others is based on appearance, on eloquence, on mortification, and on principle.

Rūpappamāṇo rūpappasanno, ghosappamāṇo ghosappasanno, lūkhappamāṇo lūkhappasanno, dhammappamāṇo dhammappasanno—

1.4

These are the four people found in the world.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasminti.

2.1

Those who judge on appearance,

Ye ca rūpe pamāṇiṁsu,

2.2

and those swayed by a voice,

ye ca ghosena anvagū;

2.3

are full of desire and greed;

Chandarāgavasūpetā,

2.4

those people just don’t understand.

nābhijānanti te janā.

3.1

Not knowing what’s inside,

Ajjhattañca na jānāti,

3.2

nor seeing what’s outside,

bahiddhā ca na passati;

3.3

the fool shut in on every side,

Samantāvaraṇo bālo,

3.4

gets carried away by a voice.

sa ve ghosena vuyhati.

4.1

Not knowing what’s inside,

Ajjhattañca na jānāti,

4.2

but seeing what’s outside,

bahiddhā ca vipassati;

4.3

seeing the fruit outside,

Bahiddhā phaladassāvī,

4.4

they’re also carried away by a voice.

sopi ghosena vuyhati.

5.1

Understanding what’s inside,

Ajjhattañca pajānāti,

5.2

and seeing what’s outside,

bahiddhā ca vipassati;

5.3

seeing without hindrances,

Vinīvaraṇadassāvī,

5.4

they don’t get carried away by a voice.”

na so ghosena vuyhatī”ti.

5.5

Pañcamaṁ.