SN.17.7. Diddhasutta ("A Poisoned Arrow")

Saṁyutta Nikāya ("The Linked Discourses")

At Sāvatthī.

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …

Who should be pierced by a poisoned arrow? A trainee who comes into possessions, honor, and popularity before they achieve their heart’s desire.

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

So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”



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