DiscoverANAN 10AN 10.233-236

The Buddha presents a repeated tenfold teaching on untitled discourses on ten to forty qualities (3rd) in this grouped discourse.

AN 10.233-236 Untitled Discourses on Ten to Forty Qualities (3rd)

“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo …pe… paṇḍito veditabbo …pe… vīsatiyā, bhikkhave …pe… tiṁsāya, bhikkhave …pe… cattārīsāya, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo …pe… paṇḍito veditabbo …pe… imehi kho, bhikkhave, cattārīsāya dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito veditabbo”ti.

Sāmaññavaggo dutiyo.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo …pe…

“A fool is known by ten qualities …

paṇḍito veditabbo …pe…

astute person …

vīsatiyā, bhikkhave …pe…

twenty …

tiṁsāya, bhikkhave …pe…

thirty …

cattārīsāya, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo …pe…

forty …”

paṇḍito veditabbo …pe…

imehi kho, bhikkhave, cattārīsāya dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito veditabbo”ti.

Sāmaññavaggo dutiyo.

Qualities:

Immaturity

Immaturity

☁️ dark quality

A childish lack of discernment that fails to see the results of actions clearly. It delights in surface pleasure and ignores consequence. Immaturity leads to poor choices and association with unwise companions.

Also known as: lacking in discernment, lacking in good sense, child-like in understanding, lack of wisdom, lack of experience, foolishness
Pāli: bāla
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Wisdom

Wisdom

☀️ bright quality

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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