5.
The Discourse on the Mango
105.
"There are, monks, these four kinds of mangoes.
What are the four?
Unripe having the appearance of ripe, ripe having the appearance of unripe, unripe having the appearance of unripe, ripe having the appearance of ripe -
these, monks, are the four kinds of mangoes.
So too, monks, there are these four persons similar to mangoes existing and found in the world.
Which four?
Unripe having the appearance of ripe, ripe having the appearance of unripe, unripe having the appearance of unripe, ripe having the appearance of ripe.
"And how, monks, is a person unripe having the appearance of ripe? Here, monks, a certain person's going forward and returning, looking ahead and looking aside, bending and stretching, wearing the double robe, bowl and robes is inspiring. He does not understand as it really is: 'This is suffering'... etc. he does not understand as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' Thus, monks, a person is unripe having the appearance of ripe. Just as, monks, a mango is unripe having the appearance of ripe; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"And how, monks, is a person ripe having the appearance of unripe? Here, monks, a certain person's going forward and returning, looking ahead and looking aside, bending and stretching, wearing the double robe, bowl and robes is not inspiring. He understands as it really is: 'This is suffering'... etc. he understands as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' Thus, monks, a person is ripe having the appearance of unripe. Just as, monks, a mango is ripe having the appearance of unripe; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"And how, monks, is a person unripe having the appearance of unripe? Here, monks, a certain person's going forward and returning, looking ahead and looking aside, bending and stretching, wearing the double robe, bowl and robes is not inspiring. He does not understand as it really is: 'This is suffering'... etc. he does not understand as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' Thus, monks, a person is unripe having the appearance of unripe. Just as, monks, a mango is unripe having the appearance of unripe; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"And how, monks, is a person ripe having the appearance of ripe? Here, monks, a certain person's going forward and returning, looking ahead and looking aside, bending and stretching, wearing the double robe, bowl and robes is inspiring. He understands as it really is: 'This is suffering'... etc. he understands as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' Thus, monks, a person is ripe having the appearance of ripe. Just as, monks, a mango is ripe having the appearance of ripe; I say this person is similar to that, monks. These, monks, are the four persons similar to mangoes existing and found in the world." The fifth.