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# AN 3:5 · Inappropriately (Ayoniso Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-5/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:34:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:41:41.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:5. 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, a person endowed with three qualities is to be recognized as a fool. Which three? He formulates a question inappropriately. He answers a question inappropriately. When another answers a question appropriately—having chosen circumscribed, coherent words & phrases—he doesn’t approve of it. A person endowed with these three qualities is to be recognized as a fool.

“Monks, a person endowed with three qualities is to be recognized as a wise person. Which three? He formulates a question appropriately. He answers a question appropriately. When another answers a question appropriately—having chosen circumscribed, coherent words & phrases—he approves of it. A person endowed with these three qualities is to be recognized as a wise person.”

See also: [MN 2](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-2/); [AN 3:68](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-68/); [AN 4:42](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-4-42/); [AN 4:192](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-4-192/)

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