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Linked Discourses 17.34 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.34

Chapter Four – 4. Catutthavagga

SN 17.34 Bright Quality – Sukkadhammasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …

“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko.

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

Lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūtassa pariyādiṇṇacittassa, bhikkhave, devadattassa sukko dhammo samucchedamagamā.

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

Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…

 

sikkhitabban”ti.