The Ignorant Cannot Benefit From The Wise
The Story of Venerable Udayi
Chapter 5: Fools • Verse 5
The Story of Venerable Udayi
Chapter 5: Fools • Verse 5
Though all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he no more comprehends the Truth than a spoon tastes the flavor of the soup.
While residing at the Jetavana Monastery, the Buddha spoke this verse with reference to Venerable Udayi, a pretentious monk.
Whenever the monks left the Hall of Truth, Venerable Udayi would go in and sit on the Seat of the Dhamma.
One day some visiting monks saw him sitting there and, taking him for the Buddha, asked him questions about the aggregates of being and other matters.
Discovering that he knew nothing about any of these things, they scornfully asked who this monk was, to live in the same monastery as the Buddha, when he did not even know about the aggregates, the elements, or the sense organs and their objects. They then reported the matter to the Buddha.
The Story of Venerable Udayi
Chapter 5: Fools • Verse 5
Though all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he no more comprehends the Truth than a spoon tastes the flavor of the soup.
While residing at the Jetavana Monastery, the Buddha spoke this verse with reference to Venerable Udayi, a pretentious monk.
Whenever the monks left the Hall of Truth, Venerable Udayi would go in and sit on the Seat of the Dhamma.
One day some visiting monks saw him sitting there and, taking him for the Buddha, asked him questions about the aggregates of being and other matters.
Discovering that he knew nothing about any of these things, they scornfully asked who this monk was, to live in the same monastery as the Buddha, when he did not even know about the aggregates, the elements, or the sense organs and their objects. They then reported the matter to the Buddha.