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# AN 3:116 · Immeasurable (Appameyya Sutta)
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- Published: 2026-06-01T01:33:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:44:49.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:116. 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

“Monks, these three persons are to be found existing in the world. Which three? One who is easy to measure, one who is hard to measure, & one who is immeasurable.

“And which is the person who is easy to measure? There is the case where a certain person is high-strung, rowdy, unruly, talkative, of loose words & muddled mindfulness, unalert, unconcentrated, his mind scattered, his faculties left wide open. This is called a person who is easy to measure.

“And which is the person who is hard to measure? There is the case where a certain person is not high-strung, not rowdy, not unruly, not talkative, not of loose words—one with mindfulness established, alert, concentrated, his mind gathered into singleness, his faculties restrained. This is called a person who is hard to measure.

“And which is the person who is immeasurable? There is the case where a monk is an arahant, his effluents ended. This is called a person who is immeasurable.

“These, monks, are three persons to be found existing in the world.”

See also: [MN 72](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-72/); [SN 44:1](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-44-1/); [Ud 4:2](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/ud-4-2/)

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