3. Tatiyavagga

Chapter Three

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.28

Linked Discourses 17.28

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3. Tatiyavagga

Chapter Three

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Chavisutta

Skin

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Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko.

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim …

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Lābhasakkārasiloko, bhikkhave, chaviṁ chindati, chaviṁ chetvā cammaṁ chindati, cammaṁ chetvā maṁsaṁ chindati, maṁsaṁ chetvā nhāruṁ chindati, nhāruṁ chetvā aṭṭhiṁ chindati, aṭṭhiṁ chetvā aṭṭhimiñjaṁ āhacca tiṭṭhati.

They cut through the outer skin, the inner skin, the flesh, sinews, and bones, until they reach the marrow and keep pressing.

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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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Aṭṭhamaṁ.