The Inferior Person (2)
At Savatthī. “Bhikkhus, I will teach you the inferior person and the one who is worse than the inferior person. I will teach you the superior person and the one who is better than the superior person. Listen to that….
“And what, bhikkhus, is the inferior person? Here someone is of wrong view … wrong concentration. This is called the inferior person.
“And what, bhikkhus, is the one who is worse than the inferior person? Here someone is of wrong view … wrong concentration, wrong knowledge, wrong liberation. This is called the one who is worse than the inferior person.
“And what, bhikkhus, is the superior person? Here someone is of right view … right concentration. This is called the superior person.
“And what, bhikkhus, is the one who is better than the superior person? Here someone is of right view … right concentration, right knowledge, right liberation. This is called the one who is better than the superior person.”
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
A Good Person (2nd)
At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, I will teach you a bad person and a worse person,
a good person and a better person.
Listen …
And what is a bad person?
It’s someone who has wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.
This is called a bad person.
And what is a worse person?
It’s someone who has wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.
This is called a worse person.
And what is a good person?
It’s someone who has right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
This is called a good person.
And what is a better person?
It’s someone who has right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.
This is called a better person.”
