4.
The Chapter on Persons
1.
The Discourse on Mental Fetters
131. "Monks, there are these four persons existing and found in the world. Which four? Here, monks, for a certain person the lower mental fetters are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
Here again, monks, for a certain person the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
Here again, monks, for a certain person the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
Here again, monks, for a certain person the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence have been abandoned.
For which person, monks, are the lower mental fetters not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence not abandoned? For the once-returner. For this person, monks, the lower mental fetters are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
For which person, monks, are the lower mental fetters abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence not abandoned? For the upstream-goer heading toward the Akaniṭṭha realm. For this person, monks, the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
For which person, monks, are the lower mental fetters abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence not abandoned? For the attainer of final nibbāna in the interval. For this person, monks, the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
For which person, monks, are the lower mental fetters abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence abandoned? For the Worthy One. For this person, monks, the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence have been abandoned. These, monks, are the four persons existing and found in the world." The first.
2.
The Discourse on Discernment
132. "Monks, there are these four persons existing and found in the world. Which four? One with proper discernment, not with fluent discernment; one with fluent discernment, not with proper discernment; one with both proper discernment and fluent discernment; one with neither proper discernment nor fluent discernment - these, monks, are the four persons existing and found in the world." The second.
3.
The Discourse on One Who Understands Quickly
133. "Monks, there are these four persons existing and found in the world. Which four? One who understands quickly, one who understands through elaboration, one who needs to be guided, one for whom the word is the maximum - these, monks, are the four persons existing and found in the world." The third.
4.
The Discourse on the Fruit of Effort
134. "Monks, there are these four persons existing and found in the world. Which four? One who lives on the fruit of work but not on the fruit of action, one who lives on the fruit of action but not on the fruit of work, one who lives on both the fruit of work and the fruit of action, and one who lives on neither the fruit of work nor the fruit of action - these, monks, are the four persons existing and found in the world." The fourth.
5.
The Discourse on the Blameworthy
135. "Monks, there are these four persons existing and found in the world. Which four? The blameworthy, the one abounding in faults, the one of little fault, the faultless.
And how, monks, is a person blameworthy? Here, monks, a certain person is possessed of blameworthy bodily action, possessed of blameworthy verbal action, possessed of blameworthy mental action. Thus, monks, a person is blameworthy.
And how, monks, is a person one abounding in faults? Here, monks, a certain person is mostly possessed of blameworthy bodily action, little of blameless; mostly possessed of blameworthy verbal action, little of blameless; mostly possessed of blameworthy mental action, little of blameless. Thus, monks, a person is one abounding in faults.
And how, monks, is a person one of little fault? Here, monks, a certain person is mostly possessed of blameless bodily action, little of blameworthy; mostly possessed of blameless verbal action, little of blameworthy; mostly possessed of blameless mental action, little of blameworthy. Thus, monks, a person is one of little fault.
And how, monks, is a person faultless? Here, monks, a certain person is possessed of blameless bodily action, possessed of blameless verbal action, possessed of blameless mental action. Thus, monks, a person is faultless. These, monks, are the four persons existing and found in the world." The fifth.
6.
The First Discourse on Morality
136. "Monks, there are these four persons existing and found in the world. Which four? Here, monks, a certain person is not one who fulfils morality, not one who fulfils concentration, not one who fulfils wisdom.
Here again, monks, a certain person is one who fulfils morality, not one who fulfils concentration, not one who fulfils wisdom.
Here again, monks, a certain person is one who fulfils morality, one who fulfils concentration, not one who fulfils wisdom.
Here again, monks, a certain person is one who fulfils morality, one who fulfils concentration, one who fulfils wisdom. These, monks, are the four persons existing and found in the world." The sixth.
7.
The Second Discourse on Morality
137. "Monks, there are these four persons existing and found in the world. Which four? Here, monks, a certain person does not honour morality nor has morality as authority, does not honour concentration nor has concentration as authority, does not honour wisdom nor has wisdom as authority.
Here again, monks, a certain person honours morality and has morality as authority, but does not honour concentration nor has concentration as authority, does not honour wisdom nor has wisdom as authority.
Here again, monks, a certain person honours morality and has morality as authority, honours concentration and has concentration as authority, but does not honour wisdom nor has wisdom as authority.
Here again, monks, a certain person honours morality and has morality as authority, honours concentration and has concentration as authority, honours wisdom and has wisdom as authority. These, monks, are the four persons existing and found in the world." The seventh.
8.
The Discourse on Nearness
138. "Monks, there are these four persons existing and found in the world. Which four? One with body near but mind not near, one with body not near but mind near, one with body not near and mind not near, and one with body near and mind near.
And how, monks, is a person one with body near but mind not near? Here, monks, a certain person resorts to remote forest and woodland lodgings, secluded. There he thinks sensual thoughts, thinks thoughts of anger, thinks thoughts of violence. Thus, monks, a person is one with body near but mind not near.
And how, monks, is a person one with body not near but mind near? Here, monks, a certain person does not indeed resort to remote forest and woodland lodgings, secluded. There he thinks thoughts of renunciation, thinks thoughts of non-anger, thinks thoughts of non-violence. Thus, monks, a person is one with body not near but mind near.
And how, monks, is a person one with body not near and mind not near? Here, monks, a certain person does not indeed resort to remote forest and woodland lodgings, secluded. There he thinks sensual thoughts, thinks thoughts of anger, thinks thoughts of violence. Thus, monks, a person is one with body not near and mind not near.
And how, monks, is a person one with body near and mind near? Here, monks, a certain person resorts to remote forest and woodland lodgings, secluded. There he thinks thoughts of renunciation, thinks thoughts of non-anger, thinks thoughts of non-violence. Thus, monks, a person is one with body near and mind near. These, monks, are the four persons existing and found in the world." The eighth.
9.
The Discourse on the Speaker of the Teaching
139. "Monks, there are these four preachers of the Teaching. Which four? Here, monks, a certain preacher of the Teaching speaks little and not connected with meaning; and his assembly is not skilled in what is connected with meaning and what is not connected with meaning. Such a preacher of the Teaching, monks, goes by the term 'preacher of the Teaching' for such an assembly.
Here again, monks, a certain preacher of the Teaching speaks little and connected with meaning; and his assembly is skilled in what is connected with meaning and what is not connected with meaning. Such a preacher of the Teaching, monks, goes by the term 'preacher of the Teaching' for such an assembly.
Here again, monks, a certain preacher of the Teaching speaks much and not connected with meaning; and his assembly is not skilled in what is connected with meaning and what is not connected with meaning. Such a preacher of the Teaching, monks, goes by the term 'preacher of the Teaching' for such an assembly.
Here again, monks, a certain preacher of the Teaching speaks much and connected with meaning; and his assembly is skilled in what is connected with meaning and what is not connected with meaning. Such a preacher of the Teaching, monks, goes by the term 'preacher of the Teaching' for such an assembly. These, monks, are the four preachers of the Teaching." The ninth.
10.
The Discourse on the Debater
140. "Monks, there are these four speakers. Which four? There is, monks, a speaker who goes to exhaustion in meaning, but not in phrasing; there is, monks, a speaker who goes to exhaustion in phrasing, but not in meaning; there is, monks, a speaker who goes to exhaustion both in meaning and in phrasing; there is, monks, a speaker who goes to exhaustion neither in meaning nor in phrasing. These, monks, are the four speakers. This is impossible, monks, there is no chance that one possessed of the four analytical knowledges should go to exhaustion in meaning or in phrasing." The tenth.
The Person Chapter is the fourth.
Its summary:
Blameable, two on morality, neighbourhood, teaching, and speaker.