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Sutta Piṭaka

Theravāda

656SN 17.29Rajjusutta 657SN 17.30Bhikkhusutta 658SN 17.31Bhindisutta 659SN 17.32Kusalamūlasutta 660SN 17.33Kusaladhammasutta 661SN 17.34Sukkadhammasutta 662SN 17.35Acirapakkantasutta 663SN 17.36Pañcarathasatasutta 664SN 17.37Mātusutta 665SN 17.38Pitusuttādichakka 666SN 18.1Cakkhusutta 667SN 18.2Rūpasutta 668SN 18.3Viññāṇasutta 669SN 18.4Samphassasutta 670SN 18.5Vedanāsutta 671SN 18.6Saññāsutta 672SN 18.7Sañcetanāsutta 673SN 18.8Taṇhāsutta

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Sutta PiṭakaSN 17.34

Sutta Piṭaka

SN 17.34

Sukkadhammasutta

Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)

Sukkadhammasutta

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati. “Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko. Lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūtassa pariyādiṇṇacittassa, bhikkhave, devadattassa sukko dhammo samucchedamagamā. Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… sikkhitabban”ti.

English · Bhikkhu Sujato

Bright Quality

At Sāvatthī. “Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim … Devadatta cut off his bright quality because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity. So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”

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Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)Original · Pāli

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.

Sutta Piṭaka, tr. Bhikkhu SujatoTranslation · English · Bhikkhu Sujato, 2018

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.