{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an4.110/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an4.110","id":"suttacentral_an4.110","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an4.110/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, there are these four kinds of viper. What four? One whose venom is fast-acting but not lethal, one whose venom is lethal but not fast-acting, one whose venom is both fast-acting and lethal, and one whose venom is neither fast-acting nor lethal. These are the four kinds of viper. In the same way, these four individuals similar to vipers are found in the world. What four? One whose venom is fast-acting but not lethal, one whose venom is lethal but not fast-acting, one whose venom is both fast-acting and lethal, and one whose venom is neither fast-acting nor lethal. And how is an individual\u2019s venom fast-acting but not lethal? It\u2019s when an individual is often angry, but their anger doesn\u2019t linger long. That\u2019s how an individual\u2019s venom is fast-acting but not lethal. That individual is like a viper whose venom is fast-acting but not lethal. And how is an individual\u2019s venom lethal but not fast-acting? It\u2019s when an individual is not often angry, but their anger lingers for a long time. And how is an individual\u2019s venom both fast-acting and lethal? It\u2019s when an individual is often angry, and their anger lingers for a long time. And how is an individual\u2019s venom neither fast-acting nor lethal? It\u2019s when an individual is not often angry, and their anger doesn\u2019t linger long. These four individuals similar to vipers are found in the world.\u201d","title":"Vipers","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":232}