Numbered Discourses 5.183

19. Wilderness Dwellers

Dwelling at the Root of a Tree

“Bhikkhus, there are these five kinds of people who dwell at the root of a tree. What five? A person may dwell at the root of a tree because of stupidity … corrupt wishes … madness … because it is praised by the Buddhas … or for the sake of having few wishes … These are the five kinds of people who dwell at the root of a tree.”