१३३. ‘‘तयोमे, भिक्खवे, पुग्गला सन्तो संविज्जमाना लोकस्मिं। कतमे तयो? पासाणलेखूपमो पुग्गलो, पथविलेखूपमो पुग्गलो, उदकलेखूपमो पुग्गलो। कतमो च, भिक्खवे, पासाणलेखूपमो पुग्गलो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो अभिण्हं कुज्झति। सो च ख्वस्स कोधो दीघरत्तं अनुसेति। सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, पासाणे लेखा न खिप्पं लुज्जति वातेन वा उदकेन वा, चिरट्ठितिका होति; एवमेवं खो, भिक्खवे, इधेकच्चो पुग्गलो अभिण्हं कुज्झति। सो च ख्वस्स कोधो दीघरत्तं अनुसेति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, पासाणलेखूपमो पुग्गलो।
‘‘कतमो च, भिक्खवे, पथविलेखूपमो पुग्गलो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो अभिण्हं कुज्झति। सो च ख्वस्स कोधो न दीघरत्तं अनुसेति। सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, पथविया लेखा खिप्पं लुज्जति वातेन वा उदकेन वा, न चिरट्ठितिका होति; एवमेवं खो, भिक्खवे, इधेकच्चो पुग्गलो अभिण्हं कुज्झति। सो च ख्वस्स कोधो न दीघरत्तं अनुसेति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, पथविलेखूपमो पुग्गलो।
‘‘कतमो च, भिक्खवे, उदकलेखूपमो पुग्गलो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो आगाळ्हेनपि वुच्चमानो फरुसेनपि वुच्चमानो अमनापेनपि वुच्चमानो सन्धियतिमेव [… येव (स्या॰ कं॰) … चेव (पी॰)] संसन्दतिमेव [… येव (स्या॰ कं॰) … चेव (पी॰)] सम्मोदतिमेव [… येव (स्या॰ कं॰) … चेव (पी॰)]। सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, उदके लेखा खिप्पंयेव पटिविगच्छति, न चिरट्ठितिका होति; एवमेवं खो, भिक्खवे, इधेकच्चो पुग्गलो आगाळ्हेनपि वुच्चमानो फरुसेनपि वुच्चमानो अमनापेनपि वुच्चमानो सन्धियतिमेव संसन्दतिमेव सम्मोदतिमेव। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, उदकलेखूपमो पुग्गलो। इमे खो, भिक्खवे, तयो पुग्गला सन्तो संविज्जमाना लोकस्मि’’न्ति [पु॰ प॰ ११५]। दसमं।
"Monks, there are these three types of individuals to be found existing in the world. Which three? An individual like an inscription in rock, an individual like an inscription in soil, and an individual like an inscription in water.
"And how is an individual like an inscription in rock? There is the case where a certain individual is often angered, and his anger stays with him a long time. Just as an inscription in rock is not quickly effaced by wind or water and lasts a long time, in the same way a certain individual is often angered, and his anger stays with him a long time. This is called an individual like an inscription in rock.
"And how is an individual like an inscription in soil? There is the case where a certain individual is often angered, but his anger doesn't stay with him a long time. Just as an inscription in soil is quickly effaced by wind or water and doesn't last a long time, in the same way a certain individual is often angered, but his anger doesn't stay with him a long time. This is called an individual like an inscription in soil.
"And how is an individual like an inscription in water? There is the case where a certain individual — when spoken to roughly, spoken to harshly, spoken to in an unpleasing way — is nevertheless congenial, companionable, & courteous. Just as an inscription in water immediately disappears and doesn't last a long time, in the same way a certain individual — when spoken to roughly, spoken to harshly, spoken to in an unpleasing way — is nevertheless congenial, companionable, & courteous. This is called an individual like an inscription in water.
"These are the three types of individuals to be found existing in the world."
Buddha"Lekha Sutta: Inscriptions" (AN 3.133), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight, 3 July 2010, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an03/an03.130.than.html.
