1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.7

Linked Discourses 17.7

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1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Diddhasutta

A Poisoned Arrow

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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, diddhagatena visallena sallena vijjhatu, sekhaṁ appattamānasaṁ lābhasakkārasiloko anupāpuṇātu.

Let whom be pierced by a poisoned arrow? Let possessions, honor, and popularity come to a trainee who has not achieved their heart’s desire.

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Sallanti kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasilokassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘Arrow’ 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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Sattamaṁ.