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Pāḷi MS. Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

  • Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.21  Linked Discourses 17.21
  • 3. Tatiyavagga 
    Tatiyavagga → mātugāmavaggo (bj)
    Chapter Three

Mātugāmasutta  A Female

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.  At Sāvatthī.

“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…  “Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …

na tassa, bhikkhave, mātugāmo eko ekassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yassa lābhasakkārasiloko cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati.  Even if you’re alone with a female she might not occupy your mind, but possessions, honor and popularity would still occupy your mind.

Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…  So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”
evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti. 

Paṭhamaṁ. 

Pāḷi MS. Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

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