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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 17.6 Linked Discourses 17.6
1. Paį¹hamavagga Chapter One
Asanisutta A Bolt of Lightning
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āDÄruį¹o, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko ā¦peā¦ adhigamÄya. āPossessions, honor, and popularity are brutal ā¦
Kaį¹, bhikkhave, asanivicakkaį¹ Ägacchatu, sekhaį¹ appattamÄnasaį¹ lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko anupÄpuį¹Ätu. Who should be struck by lightning? A trainee who comes into possessions, honor, and popularity before they achieve their heartās desire.
Asanivicakkanti kho, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasilokassetaį¹ adhivacanaį¹. āLightning strikeā is a term for possessions, honor, and popularity.
Evaį¹ dÄruį¹o kho, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko ā¦peā¦ So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. ā¦ā
evaƱhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbanāti.
Chaį¹į¹haį¹.