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From:
Saį¹yutta NikÄya 17.34 Linked Discourses 17.34
4. Catutthavagga Chapter Four
Sukkadhammasutta Bright Quality
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āDÄruį¹o, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko. āPossessions, honor, and popularity are brutal ā¦
LÄbhasakkÄrasilokena abhibhÅ«tassa pariyÄdiį¹į¹acittassa, bhikkhave, devadattassa sukko dhammo samucchedamagamÄ. Devadatta cut off his bright quality because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity.
Evaį¹ dÄruį¹o kho, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko ā¦peā¦ So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. ā¦ā
sikkhitabbanāti.
Catutthaį¹.