An Analytical Study of the Characteristics of the Fool and the Wise Person in Bāla Paṇḍita Sutta

Abstract

This thesis has three main objectives: 1) To study the structure and essence of the Pāla Pandit Sutta 2) To study the characteristics of the Fool and wise Person in the Pāla Pandit Sutta, and 3) To analyze the characteristics of the Fool and wise Person from the teachings of the Pāla Pandit Sutta. This research is a documentary research in which the researcher has studied and researched from Tripitaka, commentaries, books, and related theses and research. 1)The Palabandit Sutta is a Sutta found in the Tripitaka, Volume 14, Suttanta Pitaka, Majjhimanikaya, Uparipannasaka. The main content is about the difference between a fool and a wise person. It emphasizes the results of both good and bad actions. A fool is a person who behaves wrongly, so he must experience suffering and undesirable results. While a wise person is a person who behaves rightly, he will receive happiness and good results, both in the present and the future. 2) The characteristics of the fool and the wise man in this sutra are clearly different. The main characteristics of A fool thinks poorly, speaks poorly, and acts poorly, not considering the results of karma, and behaving immorally. And it is difficult to suggest changes. On the contrary, The wise Person have the characteristics are thinks well, speaks well, and acts well. have wisdom, understand the principles of Dharma, and can lead themselves and others to prosperity. 3) The results of the analysis found that the Pāla Pandit Sutta emphasizes using the principles of good and evil as criteria for evaluating a person's morality. A fool tends to only look at the short-term results and not consider the long-term results, so it is easy to violate morality. While the wise Person is careful and has the wisdom to consider the results of karma both in the present and the future, so he can live a life of stable happiness.