[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Aṅguttaranikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara) › [The Book of Elevens](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.11) › [Gopalasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.11.17) › 4.2 # Gopalasutta 4.2 Gopālasutta 4.2 - **Language:** Pāli ### [4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.11.17.4.2) Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ‘kammalakkhaṇo bālo, kammalakkhaṇo paṇḍito’ti yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti. > It’s when a mendicant doesn’t understand that a fool is characterized by their deeds, and an astute person is characterized by their deeds. > — The Cowherd - [Previous: 4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.11.17.4.1) - [Next: 4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.11.17.4.3) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.11.17.4) ## Translations (2) - [The Cowherd](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.11.17~en-sujato.4.2) — English - [Der Kuhhirte](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.11.17~de-sabbamitta.4.2) — German ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahāgopālakasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.33.5.2) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.11.17.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.11.17.4.2) · Pramāṇa