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From:
Saį¹yutta NikÄya 17.11 Linked Discourses 17.11
2. Dutiyavagga Chapter Two
Suvaį¹į¹apÄtisutta A Gold Cup
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āDÄruį¹o, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko ā¦peā¦ adhigamÄya. āPossessions, honor, and popularity are brutal ā¦
IdhÄhaį¹, bhikkhave, ekaccaį¹ puggalaį¹ evaį¹ cetasÄ ceto paricca pajÄnÄmi: When Iāve comprehended the mind of a certain person, I understand:
āna cÄyamÄyasmÄ suvaį¹į¹apÄtiyÄpi rÅ«piyacuį¹į¹aparipÅ«rÄya hetu sampajÄnamusÄ bhÄseyyÄāti. āThis venerable would not tell a deliberate lie even for the sake of a gold cup filled with silver powder.ā
Tamenaį¹ passÄmi aparena samayena lÄbhasakkÄrasilokena abhibhÅ«taį¹ pariyÄdiį¹į¹acittaį¹ sampajÄnamusÄ bhÄsantaį¹. But some time later I see them tell a deliberate lie because their mind is overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity.
Evaį¹ dÄruį¹o kho, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko ā¦peā¦ So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. ā¦ā
evaƱhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbanāti.
Paį¹hamaį¹.