{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an3.30/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an3.30","id":"suttacentral_an3.30","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an3.30/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cThese three individuals are found in the world. What three? One with upside-down wisdom, one with wisdom on their lap, and one with widespread wisdom. And who is the individual with upside-down wisdom? It\u2019s an individual who often goes to the monastery to hear the teaching in the presence of the mendicants. The mendicants teach them Dhamma that\u2019s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And they reveal a spiritual practice that\u2019s entirely full and pure. But even while sitting there, that person doesn\u2019t apply the mind to the beginning, middle, or end of the discussion. And when they rise from their seat, they don\u2019t apply the mind to the beginning, middle, or end of the discussion. It\u2019s like when a pot full of water is tipped over, so the water drains out and doesn\u2019t stay. In the same way, an individual often goes to the monastery to hear the teaching in the presence of the mendicants. The mendicants teach them Dhamma that\u2019s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And they reveal a spiritual practice that\u2019s entirely full and pure. But even while sitting there, that person doesn\u2019t apply the mind to the discussion in the beginning, middle, or end. And when they rise from their seat, they don\u2019t apply the mind to the beginning, middle, or end of the discussion. This is called an individual with upside-down wisdom. And who is the individual with wisdom on their lap? It\u2019s an individual who often goes to the monastery to hear the teaching in the presence of the mendicants. The mendicants teach them Dhamma that\u2019s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And they reveal a spiritual practice that\u2019s entirely full and pure. While sitting there, that person applies the mind to the discussion in the beginning, middle, and end. But when they rise from their seat, they don\u2019t apply the mind to the beginning, middle, or end of the discussion. It\u2019s like a person who has different kinds of food crammed on their lap\u2014 such as sesame, rice, sweets, or jujube\u2014 so that if they rise from the seat without mindfulness, everything gets scattered. In the same way, an individual often goes to the monastery to hear the teaching in the presence of the mendicants. The mendicants teach them Dhamma that\u2019s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And they reveal a spiritual practice that\u2019s entirely full and pure. While sitting there, that person applies the mind to the discussion in the beginning, middle, and end. But when they rise from their seat, they don\u2019t apply the mind to the beginning, middle, or end of the discussion. This is called an individual with wisdom on their lap. And who is the individual with widespread wisdom? It\u2019s an individual who often goes to the monastery to hear the teaching in the presence of the mendicants. The mendicants teach them Dhamma that\u2019s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And they reveal a spiritual practice that\u2019s entirely full and pure. While sitting there, they apply the mind to the discussion in the beginning, middle, and end. And when they rise from their seat, they continue to apply the mind to the beginning, middle, or end of the discussion. It\u2019s like when a pot full of water is set straight, so the water stays and doesn\u2019t drain out. In the same way, an individual often goes to the monastery to hear the teaching in the presence of the mendicants. The mendicants teach them Dhamma that\u2019s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And they reveal a spiritual practice that\u2019s entirely full and pure. While sitting there, they apply the mind to the discussion in the beginning, middle, and end. And when they rise from their seat, they continue to apply the mind to the beginning, middle, or end of the discussion. This is called an individual with widespread wisdom. These are the three individuals found in the world. A person with upside-down wisdom, is a simpleton and cannot see, and even if they frequently go into the mendicants\u2019 presence, such a person can\u2019t learn the beginning, middle, or end of the discussion, for their wisdom is lacking. the individual with wisdom on their lap is better than that, it\u2019s said; but even if they frequently go into the mendicants\u2019 presence, such a person can only learn the beginning, middle, and end while sitting in that seat; but they\u2019ve only grasped the phrasing, for when they rise their understanding fails, and what they\u2019ve learned is lost. The person with widespread wisdom is better than that, it\u2019s said; and if they, too, frequently go into the mendicants\u2019 presence, one such can learn the beginning, middle, and end while sitting in that seat; and when they\u2019ve grasped the phrasing, they remember it with the best of intentions. That peaceful-hearted man, practicing in line with the teaching, would make an end of suffering.\u201d","title":"Upside-down","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":871}