Sample Header Ad - 728x90

What is the definition of 'fool' in Theravada Buddhist text?

6 votes
5 answers
1203 views
The Lakkhana Sutta says, > Endowed with three things, monks, a fool can be known as a fool. What three? By bodily misconduct, by verbal misconduct, by mental misconduct. Endowed with these three things, monks, a fool can known as a fool. But everyone has bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct and mental misconduct (I say that because we make mistakes from time to time, at least to a certain extent). So how to differentiate between a fool's (bodily, verbal and mental) misconduct, compared to a wise person's (bodily, verbal and mental) misconduct?
Asked by Steve (669 rep)
Sep 8, 2015, 03:43 AM
Last activity: Dec 4, 2015, 01:33 PM