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ripe appearing ripe. And how is a person unripe appearing ripe? Here, for a certain person, their going forth, their returning, their looking ahead, their looking around, their bending, their stretching, their wearing of the outer robe, bowl, and inner robe is pleasing. But they do not understand “this is suffering” as it actually is, they do not understand “this is the origin of suffering” as it actually is, they do not understand “this is the cessation of suffering” as it actually is, they do not understand “this is the path leading to the cessation of suffering” as it actually is. Thus, this person is unripe appearing ripe. Just as that mango is unripe but appears ripe, so is this person compared. And how is a person ripe appearing unripe? Here, for a certain person, their going forth, their returning, their looking ahead, their looking around, their bending, their stretching, their wearing of the outer robe, bowl, and inner robe is not pleasing. But they understand “this is suffering” as it actually is, they understand “this is the origin of suffering” as it actually is, they understand “this is the cessation of suffering” as it actually is, they understand “this is the path leading to the cessation of suffering” as it actually is. Thus, this person is ripe appearing unripe. Just as that mango is ripe but appears unripe, so is this person compared. And how is a person unripe appearing unripe? Here, for a certain person, their wearing of the outer robe, bowl, and inner robe is not pleasing. His going forth, returning, looking forward, looking around, bending, stretching, wearing the outer robe, bowl, and robes. He does not truly understand: ‘‘This is suffering’’… ‘‘This is the path leading to the cessation of suffering’’. Thus, the person is unripe, with the appearance of unripeness. Just as that mango is unripe, with the appearance of unripeness, so is this person. And how is a person ripe, with the appearance of ripeness? For a certain person, pleasing is his going forth, returning, looking forward, looking around, bending, stretching, wearing the outer robe, bowl, and robes. He truly understands: ‘‘This is suffering’’… ‘‘This is the path leading to the cessation of suffering’’. Thus, the person is ripe, with the appearance of ripeness. Just as that mango is ripe, with the appearance of ripeness, so is this person. These four persons like mangoes exist, are found in the world. 160. Among these, which are the four persons like pots? Four pots: empty, closed; full, open; empty, open; full, closed. Just so, these four persons like pots exist, are found in the world. Which are the four? Empty, closed; full, open; empty, open; full, closed. And how is a person empty, closed? For a certain person, pleasing is his going forth, returning, looking forward, looking around, bending, stretching, wearing the outer robe, bowl, and robes. He does not truly understand: ‘‘This is suffering’’… ‘‘This is the path leading to the cessation of suffering’’. Thus, the person is empty, closed. Just as that pot is empty, closed, so is this person. And how is a person full, open? For a certain person, not pleasing is his going forth, returning, looking forward, looking around, bending, stretching, wearing the outer robe, bowl, and robes. He truly understands: ‘‘This is suffering’’… ... "this is the path leading to the cessation of suffering" he truly understands. Thus, the person is full and open. Just as that pot is full and open, so is this person likened. And how is a person empty and open? Here, for a certain person, his going forth and returning, looking forward and looking around, bending and stretching, and wearing his robes, bowl, and outer robe is not pleasing. He does not truly understand "this is suffering"... ...he does not truly understand "this is the path leading to the cessation of suffering." Thus, the person is empty and open. Just as that pot is empty and open, so is this person likened. And how is a person full and closed? Here, for a certain person, his going forth and returning, looking forward and looking around, bending and stretching, and wearing his robes, bowl, and outer robe is pleasing. He truly understands "this is suffering"... ...he truly understands "this is the path leading to the cessation of suffering." Thus, the person is full and closed. Just as that pot is full and closed, so is this person likened. These four types of persons, likened to pots, exist and are found in the world. 161. Among these, which are the four types of persons likened to water pools? There are four water pools: shallow but appearing deep, deep but appearing shallow, shallow and appearing shallow, deep and appearing deep. Just so, these four types of persons, likened to water pools, exist and are found in the world. Which are the four? Shallow but appearing deep, deep but appearing shallow, shallow and appearing shallow, deep and appearing deep. And how is a person shallow but appearing deep? Here, for a certain person, his going forth and returning, looking forward and looking around, bending and stretching, and wearing his robes, bowl, and outer robe is pleasing. He does not truly understand "this is suffering"... ...he does not truly understand "this is the path leading to the cessation of suffering." Thus, the person A person is shallow and appears deep. Just as that pond is shallow and appears deep, so is this person likened. And how is a person deep and appears shallow? Here, for a certain person, their going forth, coming back, looking ahead, looking around, bending, stretching, and wearing of the outer robe and bowl are not pleasing. That one truly understands: "This is suffering"... and truly understands: "This is the path leading to the cessation of suffering." Thus, a person is deep and appears shallow. Just as that pond is deep and appears shallow, so is this person likened. And how is a person shallow and appears shallow? Here, for a certain person, their going forth, coming back, looking ahead, looking around, bending, stretching, and wearing of the outer robe and bowl are not pleasing. That one does not truly understand: "This is suffering"... and does not truly understand: "This is the path leading to the cessation of suffering." Thus, a person is shallow and appears shallow. Just as that pond is shallow and appears shallow, so is this person likened. And how is a person deep and appears deep? Here, for a certain person, their going forth, coming back, looking ahead, looking around, bending, stretching, and wearing of the outer robe and bowl are pleasing. That one truly understands: "This is suffering"... and truly understands: "This is the path leading to the cessation of suffering." Thus, a person is deep and appears deep. Just as that pond is deep and appears deep, so is this person likened. These four types of persons, likened to ponds, exist and are found in the world. 162. Among these, what are the four types of persons likened to oxen? Four oxen: one fierce towards its own herd, but not fierce towards another's herd; one fierce towards another's herd, but not fierce towards its own herd; one fierce towards both its own herd and another's herd. neither a terror to his own herd nor to another's herd. Just so, these four persons like oxen exist, are found in the world. Which four? A terror to his own herd, not to another's herd, a terror to another's herd, not to his own herd, a terror to his own herd and to another's herd, neither a terror to his own herd nor to another's herd. And how is a person a terror to his own herd, not to another's herd? Here, a certain person frightens his own assembly, not another's assembly. Thus, a person is a terror to his own herd, not to another's herd. Just as that ox is a terror to his own herd, not to another's herd, so is this person. And how is a person a terror to another's herd, not to his own herd? Here, a certain person frightens another's assembly, not his own assembly. Thus, a person is a terror to another's herd, not to his own herd. Just as that ox is a terror to another's herd, not to his own herd, so is this person. And how is a person a terror to his own herd and to another's herd? Here, a certain person frightens his own assembly and another's assembly. Thus, a person is a terror to his own herd and to another's herd. Just as that ox is a terror to his own herd and to another's herd, so is this person. And how is a person neither a terror to his own herd nor to another's herd? Here, a certain person frightens neither his own assembly nor another's assembly. Thus, a person is neither a terror to his own herd nor to another's herd. Just as that ox is neither a terror to his own herd nor to another's herd, so is this person. These four persons like oxen exist, are found in the world. 163. Among these, which are the four persons like venomous snakes? Four venomous snakes – one whose venom has arrived, but is not fierce, one whose venom is fierce, but has not arrived, one whose venom has arrived and is fierce, neither one whose venom has arrived nor is fierce. Just so, these four persons like venomous snakes exist, are found in the world. Which Four? One whose venom comes quickly, but is not deadly venomous, One who is deadly venomous, but whose venom does not come quickly, One whose venom comes quickly and is deadly venomous, One whose venom neither comes quickly nor is deadly venomous. And how is a person one whose venom comes quickly, but is not deadly venomous? Here, a certain person often gets angry. But that anger of theirs does not long endure. Thus, a person is one whose venom comes quickly, but is not deadly venomous. Just as that snake is one whose venom comes quickly, but is not deadly venomous, so is this person likened. And how is a person deadly venomous, but one whose venom does not come quickly? Here, a certain person does not often get angry. But that anger of theirs long endures.