SN17: Linked Discourses on Possessions, Honour, and Popularity
III. The Fourth Chapter — SN17.32: Skillful Root
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1At Sāvatthī.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
Devadatta cut off his skillful root because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity.
So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”
1Sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati.
""Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko.
Lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūtassa pariyādiṇṇacittassa, bhikkhave, devadattassa kusalamūlaṁ samucchedamagamā.
Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko … pe … sikkhitabban"ti.
Dutiyaṁ.