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Sutta Piṭaka

SN 17.10

Sagāthakasutta

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

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At Sāvatthī. “Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim … Take a case where I see a certain individual whose mind is overcome and overwhelmed by honor. When their body broke up, after death, they were reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. Take another case where I see a certain individual whose mind is overcome and overwhelmed by lack of honor. When their body broke up, after death, they were reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. And take another case where I see a certain individual whose mind is overcome and overwhelmed by both honor and lack of honor. When their body broke up, after death, they were reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

That is what the Buddha said. Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

“Whether they’re honored or not honored, or both, their immersion doesn’t waver as they abide in the immeasurables.

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

They persistently meditate with subtle view and discernment. Rejoicing in the ending of grasping, they’re said to be a true person.”

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Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (M.L. Maniratana Bunnag Dhamma Society Fund), as published by SuttaCentral. Public domain. · Source ↗

Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka, via SuttaCentral. Public domain.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato. SuttaCentral, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). · Source ↗

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato (SuttaCentral), dedicated to the public domain via CC0. The translator respectfully requests that any use be in accordance with the values and principles of the Buddhist community. In particular, please do not use this work in AI training datasets, for the development of any AI model or algorithm, or in any AI-derived technologies.

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