Thunderheads Valṅhaka Sutta (AN 4:102)

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('â', This is stress.â He doesnât discern, as it has come to be, that ),

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('â', This is the origination of stress.â He doesnât discern, as it has come to be, that ),

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('â', This is the cessation of stress.â He doesnât discern, as it has come to be, that ),

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('â', This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress.â This is the type of person who thunders but doesnât rain. This type of person, I tell you, is like the thunderhead that thunders but doesnât rain. "And how is one the type of person who rains but doesnât thunder? There is the case where a person has not mastered the Dhamma: dialogues⦠question & answer sessions. Yet he does discern, as it has come to be, that ),

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('â', This is stress.â He discerns, as it has come to be, that ),

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('â', This is the origination of stress.â He discerns, as it has come to be, that ),

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('â', This is the cessation of stress.â He discerns, as it has come to be, that ),

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('â', This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress.â This is the type of person who rains but doesnât thunder. This type of person, I tell you, is like the thunderhead that rains but doesnât thunder. "And how is one the type of person who neither thunders nor rains? There is the case where a person has not mastered the Dhamma: dialogues⦠question & answer sessions. He doesnât discern, as it has come to be, that ),

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('â', This is stressâ ⦠),

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('â', This is the origination of stressâ ⦠),

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('â', This is the cessation of stressâ ⦠),

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('â', This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress.â This is the type of person who neither thunders nor rains. This type of person, I tell you, is like the thunderhead that neither thunders nor rains. "And how is one the type of person who both thunders and rains? There is the case where a person has mastered the Dhamma: dialogues ⦠question & answer sessions. He discerns, as it has come to be, that ),

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('â', This is stressâ ⦠),

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('â', This is the origination of stressâ ⦠),

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('â', This is the cessation of stressâ ⦠),

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('â', This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress.â This is the type of person who both thunders and rains. This type of person, I tell you, is like the thunderhead that both thunders and rains. "These are the four types of people to be found existing in the world." Note 1. These are the earliest classifications of the Buddhaâs teachings. See also: MN 95; AN 10:24 - --> - - - -