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Linked Discourses 17.31 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.31

Chapter Four – 4. Catutthavagga

SN 17.31 Schism – Bhindisutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …

“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko.

Devadatta split the Saṅgha because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity.

Lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūto pariyādiṇṇacitto, bhikkhave, devadatto saṅghaṁ bhindi.

So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”

Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…

 

sikkhitabban”ti.