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# AN 3:1 · Danger (Bhaya Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-1/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:32:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:41:45.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Discourse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. There he addressed the monks: “Monks!”

“Yes, lord,” the monks responded to him.

The Blessed One said, “Monks, whatever dangers arise all arise from a fool, and not from a wise person. Whatever disasters arise all arise from a fool, and not from a wise person. Whatever troubles arise all arise from a fool, and not from a wise person.

“Just as a fire, released from a house of reeds or a house of grass, burns even gabled houses, plastered inside & out, draft-free, with close-fitting doors & windows shut against the wind; in the same way, whatever dangers arise all arise from a fool, and not from a wise person. Whatever disasters arise all arise from a fool, and not from a wise person. Whatever troubles arise all arise from a fool and not from a wise person.

“Thus, monks, a fool brings danger; a wise person brings no danger. A fool brings disasters; a wise person brings no disasters. A fool brings trouble; a wise person brings no trouble.

“There is no danger from a wise person. There are no disasters from a wise person. There is no trouble from a wise person.

“Thus, monks, you should train yourselves: ‘We will avoid the three things that, endowed with which, one is to be recognized as a fool.[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN3%5F1.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) We will undertake & maintain the three things that, endowed with which, one is to be recognized as a wise person.’ That’s how you should train yourselves.”

Note

1\. In other words, we will bring no dangers, disasters, or trouble. For two other lists of a fool’s three characteristics, see AN [3:2](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-2/) and [AN 3:5](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-5/).

See also: [AN 2:21](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-2-21/); [AN 2:99](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-2-99/); [AN 2:134](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-2-134/); [AN 3:2](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-2/); [AN 3:5](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-5/)

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