SN17: Linked Discourses on Possessions, Honour, and Popularity
III. The Fourth Chapter — SN17.34: Bright Quality
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1At Sāvatthī.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
Devadatta cut off his bright quality 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 sukko dhammo samucchedamagamā.
Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko … pe … sikkhitabban"ti.
Catutthaṁ.