Aṅguttara Nikāya — Discursos Numerados — 4.105 — Mangoes

1“Mendicants, there are these four mangoes. What four?

2One is unripe but seems ripe,

3one is ripe but seems unripe,

4one is unripe and seems unripe, and

5one is ripe and seems ripe.

6These are the four mangoes.

7In the same way, these four individuals similar to mangoes are found in the world. What four?

8One is unripe but seems ripe,

9one is ripe but seems unripe,

10one is unripe and seems unripe, and

11one is ripe and seems ripe.

12And how is an individual unripe but seems ripe? It’s when an individual is impressive when going out and coming back, when looking ahead and aside, when bending and extending the limbs, and when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robes. But they don’t really understand: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’. That’s how an individual is unripe but seems ripe. That individual is like a mango that’s unripe but seems ripe, I say.

13And how is an individual ripe but seems unripe? It’s when an individual is not impressive … But they really understand: ‘This is suffering’ …

14And how is an individual unripe and seems unripe? It’s when an individual is not impressive … Nor do they really understand: ‘This is suffering’ …

15And how is an individual ripe and seems ripe? It’s when an individual is impressive … And they really understand: ‘This is suffering’ …

16These four individuals similar to mangoes are found in the world.”