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Linked Discourses 17.33 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.33

Chapter Four – 4. Catutthavagga

SN 17.33 Skillful Quality – Kusaladhammasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …

“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko.

Devadatta cut off his skillful quality because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity.

Lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūtassa pariyādiṇṇacittassa, bhikkhave, devadattassa kusalo dhammo samucchedamagamā.

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

Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…

 

sikkhitabban”ti.