an.4.135 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

Blameworthy

“Mendicants, these four people are found in the world.
What four?
The blameworthy, the mostly blameworthy, the slightly blameworthy, and the blameless.
And how is a person blameworthy?
It’s when a person does things by way of body, speech, and mind that are blameworthy.
That’s how a person is blameworthy.
And how is a person mostly blameworthy?
It’s when a person does things by way of body, speech, and mind that are mostly blameworthy, but occasionally blameless.


That’s how a person is mostly blameworthy.
And how is a person slightly blameworthy?
It’s when a person does things by way of body, speech, and mind that are mostly blameless, but occasionally blameworthy.


That’s how a person is slightly blameworthy.
And how is a person blameless?
It’s when a person does things by way of body, speech, and mind that are blameless.
That’s how a person is blameless.
These are the four people found in the world.”