Aṇguttara-Nikāya
III. Tika Nipāta
I. Bāla Vagga
Sutta 5
Ayoniso Suttaṃ
Inappropriately
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Sourced from the edition at dhammatalks.org
Provenance, terms and conditons
[5.1][pts][bodh][upal] "Monks, a person endowed with three qualities is to be recognized as a fool.
Which three?
He is formulates a question inappropriately.
He is answers a question inappropriately.
When another answers a question appropriately — having chosen circumscribed, coherent words and phrases — he doesn’t approve of it.
A person endowed with these three qualities is to be recognized as a fool.
"Monks, a person endowed with three qualities is to be recognized as a wise person.
Which three?
He formulates a question appropriately.
He answers a question appropriately.
When another answers a question appropriately — having chosen circumscribed, coherent words and phrases — he approves of it.
A person endowed with these three qualities is to be recognized as a wise person."
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