Immeasurable

“Mendicants, these three individuals are found in the world.What three?Someone easy to measure, someone hard to measure, and someone who is immeasurable.

“Tayome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame tayo? Suppameyyo, duppameyyo, appameyyo.

“Mendicants, these three individuals are found in the world.“Tayome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. What three?Katame tayo? Someone easy to measure, someone hard to measure, and someone who is immeasurable.Suppameyyo, duppameyyo, appameyyo.

And who is the individual easy to measure?It’s an individual who is restless, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying mind and undisciplined faculties.This is called ‘an individual easy to measure’.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo suppameyyo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo uddhato hoti unnaḷo capalo mukharo vikiṇṇavāco muṭṭhassati asampajāno asamāhito vibbhantacitto pākatindriyo. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo suppameyyo.

And who is the individual easy to measure?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo suppameyyo? It’s an individual who is restless, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying mind and undisciplined faculties.Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo uddhato hoti unnaḷo capalo mukharo vikiṇṇavāco muṭṭhassati asampajāno asamāhito vibbhantacitto pākatindriyo. This is called ‘an individual easy to measure’.Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo suppameyyo.

And who is the individual hard to measure?It’s an individual who is not restless, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, or loose-tongued. They have established mindfulnesssatiAtención plena, memoria, poderes de referencia y retención. En algunos contextos, la palabra sati cuando se usa sola cubre también la alerta (sampajañña).Ver en el glosario, situational awareness and immersion, with unified mind and restrained faculties.This is called ‘an individual hard to measure’.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo duppameyyo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo anuddhato hoti anunnaḷo acapalo amukharo avikiṇṇavāco upaṭṭhitassati sampajāno samāhito ekaggacitto saṁvutindriyo. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo duppameyyo.

And who is the individual hard to measure?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo duppameyyo? It’s an individual who is not restless, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, or loose-tongued. They have established mindfulness, situational awareness and immersion, with unified mind and restrained faculties.Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo anuddhato hoti anunnaḷo acapalo amukharo avikiṇṇavāco upaṭṭhitassati sampajāno samāhito ekaggacitto saṁvutindriyo. This is called ‘an individual hard to measure’.Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo duppameyyo.

And who is the immeasurable individual?It’s a mendicant who is perfected, and has ended defilements.This is called ‘an immeasurable individual’.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo appameyyo? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu arahaṁ hoti khīṇāsavo. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo appameyyo.

And who is the immeasurable individual?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo appameyyo? It’s a mendicant who is perfected, and has ended defilements.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu arahaṁ hoti khīṇāsavo. This is called ‘an immeasurable individual’.Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo appameyyo.