3. Tatiyavagga

Chapter Three

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.22

Linked Discourses 17.22

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3. Tatiyavagga

Chapter Three

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Kalyāṇīsutta

The Finest Lady in the Land

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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, janapadakalyāṇī ekā ekassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yassa lābhasakkārasiloko cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati.

Even if you’re alone with the finest lady in the land 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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Dutiyaṁ.