• Linked Discourses 17.33 Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.33

Chapter Four 4. Catutthavagga

Skillful Quality Kusaladhammasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

ā€œPossessions, honor, and popularity are grim … ā€œDāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko.

Devadatta cut off his skillful quality because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity. Lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhÅ«tassa pariyādiṇṇacittassa, bhikkhave, devadattassa kusalo dhammo samucchedamagamā.

So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. ā€¦ā€ Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… sikkhitabbanā€ti.