Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.32
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 17.32
4. Catutthavagga
Chapter Four
Kusalamūlasutta
Skillful Root
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
Lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūtassa pariyādiṇṇacittassa, bhikkhave, devadattassa kusalamūlaṁ samucchedamagamā.
Devadatta cut off his skillful root 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.
Dutiyaṁ.