1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.6

Linked Discourses 17.6

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1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Asanisutta

A Bolt of Lightning

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Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… adhigamāya.

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim …

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Kaṁ, bhikkhave, asanivicakkaṁ āgacchatu, sekhaṁ appattamānasaṁ lābhasakkārasiloko anupāpuṇātu.

Let forked lightning fall on whom? Let possessions, honor, and popularity come to a trainee who has not achieved their heart’s desire.

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Asanivicakkanti kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasilokassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘Forked lightning’ is a term for possessions, honor, and popularity.

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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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Chaṭṭhaṁ.