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Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Linked Discourses

Vol 1:
Verses
SN1-11
Vol 2:
Causation
SN12-21
Vol 3:
Aggregates
SN22-34
Vol 4:
Sense Bases
SN35-44
Vol 5:
Great Book
SN45-56

SN17: Linked Discourses on Possessions, Honour, and Popularity

I. The First Chapter — SN17.7: A Poisoned Arrow

1At Sāvatthī.

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …

Who should be pierced by a poisoned arrow? A trainee who comes into possessions, honor, and popularity before they achieve their heart’s desire.


2‘Arrow’ is a term for possessions, honor, and popularity.

So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”

1Sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati.

"Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko … pe … adhigamāya.

Kaṁ, bhikkhave, diddhagatena visallena sallena vijjhatu, sekhaṁ appattamānasaṁ lābhasakkārasiloko anupāpuṇātu.


2Sallanti kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasilokassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko … pe … evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban"ti.

Sattamaṁ.