Blameworthy

“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world.What four?The blameworthy, the mostly blameworthy, the slightly blameworthy, and the blameless.

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame cattāro? Sāvajjo, vajjabahulo, appavajjo, anavajjo.

“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. What four?Katame cattāro? The blameworthy, the mostly blameworthy, the slightly blameworthy, and the blameless.Sāvajjo, vajjabahulo, appavajjo, anavajjo.

And how is an individual blameworthy?It’s when an individual does things by way of body, speech, and mind that are blameworthy.That’s how an individual is blameworthy.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo sāvajjo hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sāvajjena kāyakammena samannāgato hoti, sāvajjena vacīkammena samannāgato hoti, sāvajjena manokammena samannāgato hoti. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo sāvajjo hoti.

And how is an individual blameworthy?Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo sāvajjo hoti? It’s when an individual does things by way of body, speech, and mind that are blameworthy.Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sāvajjena kāyakammena samannāgato hoti, sāvajjena vacīkammena samannāgato hoti, sāvajjena manokammena samannāgato hoti. That’s how an individual is blameworthy.Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo sāvajjo hoti.

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

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo vajjabahulo hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sāvajjena bahulaṁ kāyakammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ anavajjena; sāvajjena bahulaṁ vacīkammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ anavajjena; sāvajjena bahulaṁ manokammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ anavajjena. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo vajjabahulo hoti.

And how is an individual mostly blameworthy?Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo vajjabahulo hoti? It’s when an individual does things by way of body, speech, and mind that are mostly blameworthy, but occasionally blameless.Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sāvajjena bahulaṁ kāyakammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ anavajjena; sāvajjena bahulaṁ vacīkammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ anavajjena; sāvajjena bahulaṁ manokammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ anavajjena. That’s how an individual is mostly blameworthy.Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo vajjabahulo hoti.

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

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo appavajjo hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo anavajjena bahulaṁ kāyakammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ sāvajjena; anavajjena bahulaṁ vacīkammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ sāvajjena; anavajjena bahulaṁ manokammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ sāvajjena. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo appavajjo hoti.

And how is an individual slightly blameworthy?Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo appavajjo hoti? It’s when an individual does things by way of body, speech, and mind that are mostly blameless, but occasionally blameworthy.Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo anavajjena bahulaṁ kāyakammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ sāvajjena; anavajjena bahulaṁ vacīkammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ sāvajjena; anavajjena bahulaṁ manokammena samannāgato hoti, appaṁ sāvajjena. That’s how an individual is slightly blameworthy.Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo appavajjo hoti.

And how is an individual blameless?It’s when an individual does things by way of body, speech, and mind that are blameless.That’s how an individual is blameless.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo anavajjo hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo anavajjena kāyakammena samannāgato hoti, anavajjena vacīkammena samannāgato hoti, anavajjena manokammena samannāgato hoti. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo anavajjo hoti.

And how is an individual blameless?Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo anavajjo hoti? It’s when an individual does things by way of body, speech, and mind that are blameless.Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo anavajjena kāyakammena samannāgato hoti, anavajjena vacīkammena samannāgato hoti, anavajjena manokammena samannāgato hoti. That’s how an individual is blameless.Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo anavajjo hoti.