- Linked Discourses 17.33 Saį¹yutta NikÄya 17.33
Chapter Four 4. Catutthavagga
Skillful Quality Kusaladhammasutta
At SÄvatthÄ«. SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati.
āPossessions, honor, and popularity are grim ⦠āDÄruį¹o, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko.
Devadatta cut off his skillful quality because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity. LÄbhasakkÄrasilokena abhibhÅ«tassa pariyÄdiį¹į¹acittassa, bhikkhave, devadattassa kusalo dhammo samucchedamagamÄ.
So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. ā¦ā Evaį¹ dÄruį¹o kho, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko ā¦pe⦠sikkhitabbanāti.
