Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.31
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 17.31
4. Catutthavagga
Chapter Four
Bhindisutta
Schism
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
Lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūto pariyādiṇṇacitto, bhikkhave, devadatto saṅghaṁ bhindi.
Devadatta split the Saṅgha because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity.
Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…
So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”
sikkhitabban”ti.
Paṭhamaṁ.