A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

23: Fools
Dhp 64 Udāyittheravatthu
Fools cannot Learn
A monk lives with the Buddha, but when
questioned by visiting monks it is found he does
not know even the fundamentals of the teaching.
They tell this to the Buddha.
435. Yāvajīvam-pi ce bālo Paṇḍitaṁ pay i rupāsati,
Na so Dhammaṁ vijānāti, dabbī sūparasaṁ yathā.
Even if for his whole life long
A fool attends on someone Wise,
He may not know Dhamma, just as
The spoon knows not the taste of food.
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