Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.33
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 17.33
4. Catutthavagga
Chapter Four
Kusaladhammasutta
Skillful Quality
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
Lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūtassa pariyādiṇṇacittassa, bhikkhave, devadattassa kusalo dhammo samucchedamagamā.
Devadatta cut off his skillful quality 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.
Tatiyaṁ.