Mangoes

Bhikkhus, these four are mangoes. What four?

Unripe, looking ripe. Ripe, looking unripe. Unripe, looking unripe. Ripe, looking ripe.

Bhikkhus, there are four persons evident in the world comparable to these four mangoes. What four?

Unripe looking ripe, Ripe looking unripe, Unripe and looking unripe and Ripe and looking ripe.

Bhikkhus, which person is unripe and looks ripe?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person, delights in approaching, receding, looking on, scrutinizing, bending, stretching forth and bearing the three robes and bowl. He does not know as it really is, this is unpleasant, this its arising, this its cessation and this is the path leading to its cessation. Bhikkhus, this is the unripe person looking ripe. Bhikkhus, I compare him to the unripe mango that looks ripe.

Bhikkhus, who is the ripe person looking unripe?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person, does not delight in approaching, receding, looking on, scrutinizing, bending, stretching forth and bearing the three robes and bowl. He knows as it really is, this is unpleasant, this its arising, this its cessation and this is the path leading to its cessation. Bhikkhus, this is the ripe person looking unripe. Bhikkhus, I compare him to the ripe mango that looks unripe.

Bhikkhus, who is the unripe person looking unripe?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person, does not delight in approaching, receding, looking on, scrutinizing, bending, stretching forth and bearing the three robes and bowl. He does not know as it really is, this is unpleasant, this its arising, this its cessation and this is the path leading to its cessation. Bhikkhus, this person is unripe and looks unripe. Bhikkhus, I compare him to the unripe mango that looks unripe.

Bhikkhus, who is the ripe person looking ripe?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person, delights in approaching, receding, looking on, scrutinizing, bending, stretching forth and bearing the three robes and bowl. He knows as it really is, this is unpleasant, this its arising, this its cessation and this is the path leading to its cessation. Bhikkhus, this person is ripe and looks ripe. Bhikkhus, I compare him to the ripe mango that looks ripe.

Bhikkhus, there are these four persons comparable to four mangoes evident in the world.