# Judgement (Pamāṇa)
## Don't Judge! Unless you're like Buddha! (as per Migasālāsutta ([AN6.44](https://suttacentral.net/an6.44/en/sujato)))
> [!error] Don't Judge others, Unless you're like Buddha!! — In Migasālāsutta ([AN6.44](https://suttacentral.net/an6.44/en/sujato))
> In this case, the person who is gentle … and has listened, learned, comprehended theoretically, and found temporary freedom
> _Tatrānanda, yvāyaṁ puggalo sorato hoti sukhasaṁvāso, abhinandanti sabrahmacārī ekattavāsena, tassa savanenapi kataṁ hoti, bāhusaccenapi kataṁ hoti, diṭṭhiyāpi paṭividdhaṁ hoti, sāmāyikampi vimuttiṁ labhati._
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> is **better and finer than the other person**.
> _Ayaṁ, ānanda, puggalo amunā purimena puggalena abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro ca._
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> Why is that?
> _Taṁ kissa hetu?_
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> **Because the ==stream of the teaching== carries them along**.
> _Imaṁ hānanda, puggalaṁ **==dhammasoto==** nibbahati,_
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> **==But who knows the difference between them except a Realized One?==**
> _tadantaraṁ ko jāneyya aññatra tathāgatena._
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> So, Ānanda, **==don’t be judgmental about people==**.
> _Tasmātihānanda, mā puggalesu **==pamāṇikā==** ahuvattha;_
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> **Don’t pass judgment on people**.
> _mā puggalesu pamāṇaṁ gaṇhittha._
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> **==Those who pass judgment on people harm themselves.==**
> _**==Khaññati==** hānanda, **==puggalesu pamāṇaṁ gaṇhanto==**._
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> **==I==, or ==someone like me==, may pass judgment on people.**
> _Ahaṁ vā, ānanda, puggalesu pamāṇaṁ gaṇheyyaṁ, yo vā panassa mādiso._
### People of the same Attainments cannot Judge each other!
> [!error] People with same Attainmetns cannot judge each other! — In Migasālāsutta ([AN6.44](https://suttacentral.net/an6.44/en/sujato))
> If **Isidatta had achieved Purāṇa’s level** of ethical conduct, **==Purāṇa could not have even known Isidatta’s destination.==**
> _Yathārūpena, ānanda, sīlena purāṇo samannāgato ahosi, tathārūpena sīlena isidatto samannāgato abhavissa. Nayidha purāṇo isidattassa gatimpi aññassa._
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> And if **Purāṇa had achieved Isidatta’s level** of wisdom, Isidatta **==could not have even known Purāṇa’s destination.==**
> _Yathārūpāya ca, ānanda, paññāya isidatto samannāgato ahosi, tathārūpāya paññāya purāṇo samannāgato abhavissa. Nayidha isidatto purāṇassa gatimpi aññassa._
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> So both individuals were **==lacking in one respect==**.”
> _Iti kho, ānanda, ime puggalā ubho **==ekaṅgahīnā==**”ti._
### 6 Types of People in AN6.44
| Temperament | Spiritual Training | Description | After death |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------- |
| Gentle, pleasant | Untrained | Amiable and beloved in community but has not listened to the Dhamma, gained learning, penetrated it by right view, or attained any temporary liberation (samayavimutti). | Goes tolower world |
| Gentle, pleasant | Spiritually trained | Similar in temperament and community appreciation, but has listened to the Dhamma, become learned, penetrated it by right view, and experienced temporary liberation. | Goes to higher world |
| Angry/resentful, greedy thoughts | Untrained | Prone to anger or conceit, occasionally engaging in verbal disputes, has not been trained by the Dhamma. | Goes to lower world |
| Angry/resentful, greedy thoughts | Spiritually trained | Anger or conceit may be present and expressed sometimes, but has listened, learned, penetrated by right view, and attained temporary liberation. | Goes to higher world |
| Angry/resentful, verbally expressive | Untrained | Angry and expresses it verbally, has not listened, learned, penetrated, or attained temporary liberation. | Goes tolower world |
| Angry/resentful, verbally expressive | Spiritually trained | Angry and vocal, but has listened to the Dhamma, learned, penetrated by right view, and gained temporary liberation. | Goes to higher world |
## Suttas
- AN6.44 Migasālāsutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an6.44/en/sujato))
- Do not JUDGE anyone because we can NOT!