6.
The Discourse on the One of Little Learning
6.
"Monks, there are these four persons existing and found in the world.
Which four?
One of little learning not possessed of learning, one of little learning possessed of learning, one very learned not possessed of learning, one very learned possessed of learning.
And how, monks, is a person of little learning not possessed of learning?
Here, monks, a certain person has little learning -
discourse, mixed prose and verse, explanation, verse, inspired utterance, thus-it-is-said, birth story, wonderful phenomena, catechism.
He, not having understood the meaning and not having understood the Teaching of that little learning, is not practising in accordance with the Teaching.
Thus, monks, a person is of little learning not possessed of learning.
And how, monks, is a person of little learning possessed of learning? Here, monks, a certain person has little learning - discourse, mixed prose and verse, explanation, verse, inspired utterance, thus-it-is-said, birth story, wonderful phenomena, catechism. He, having understood the meaning and having understood the Teaching of that little learning, is practising in accordance with the Teaching. Thus, monks, a person is of little learning possessed of learning.
And how, monks, is a person very learned not possessed of learning? Here, monks, a certain person has much learning - discourse, mixed prose and verse, explanation, verse, inspired utterance, thus-it-is-said, birth story, wonderful phenomena, catechism. He, not having understood the meaning and not having understood the Teaching of that much learning, is not practising in accordance with the Teaching. Thus, monks, a person is very learned not possessed of learning.
And how, monks, is a person very learned possessed of learning? Here, monks, a certain person has much learning - discourse, mixed prose and verse, explanation, verse, inspired utterance, thus-it-is-said, birth story, wonderful phenomena, catechism. He, having understood the meaning and having understood the Teaching of that much learning, is practising in accordance with the Teaching. Thus, monks, a person is very learned possessed of learning. These, monks, are the four persons existing and found in the world."
They censure him on both counts, regarding morality and regarding learning.
They praise him regarding morality, his learning is fulfilled.
They censure him regarding morality, his learning is not fulfilled.
They praise him on both counts, regarding morality and learning.
Like a gold coin of Jambu river gold, who is worthy to blame him;
Even the gods praise him, he is praised even by Brahmā." The sixth.