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From:
Saį¹yutta NikÄya 17.12 Linked Discourses 17.12
2. Dutiyavagga Chapter Two
RÅ«piyapÄtisutta A Silver Pot
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āDÄruį¹o, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko ā¦peā¦ 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 rÅ«piyapÄtiyÄpi suvaį¹į¹acuį¹į¹aparipÅ«rÄya hetu sampajÄnamusÄ bhÄseyyÄāti. āThis venerable would not tell a deliberate lie even for the sake of a silver pot filled with gold 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.
Dutiyaį¹.