Itivuttaka — Assim Foi Dito — 108 — Deceivers

1This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2“Mendicants, those mendicants who are deceivers and flatterers, pompous and fake, insolent and scattered: those mendicants are no followers of mine. They’ve left this teaching and training, and they don’t achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training. But those mendicants who are genuine, not flatterers, attentive, amenable, and serene: those mendicants are followers of mine. They haven’t left this teaching and training, and they achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training.”

3The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

4“Those who are deceivers and flatterers, <j>pompous and fake,
insolent and scattered:
these don’t grow in the teaching
that was taught by the perfected Buddha.

5But those who are genuine, not flatterers, attentive,
amenable, and serene:
these do grow in the teaching
that was taught by the perfected Buddha.”

6This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.