3. Tatiyavagga

Chapter Three

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.21

Linked Discourses 17.21

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3. Tatiyavagga

Chapter Three

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Mātugāmasutta

A Female

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Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim …

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na tassa, bhikkhave, mātugāmo eko ekassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yassa lābhasakkārasiloko cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati.

Even if you’re alone with a lady she might not occupy your mind, but possessions, honor and popularity would still occupy your mind.

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Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…

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

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evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

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Paṭhamaṁ.