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Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses

Connected Discourses on Gains and Honour: SN17:8 The Jackal

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

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1 Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati. "Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko … pe … adhigamāya. Assuttha no tumhe, bhikkhave, rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ jarasingālassa vassamānassā"ti? "Evaṃ, bhante". "Eso kho, bhikkhave, jarasingālo ukkaṇḍakena nāma rogajātena phuṭṭho neva bilagato ramati, na rukkhamūlagato ramati, na ajjhokāsagato ramati; yena yena gacchati, yattha yattha tiṭṭhati, yattha yattha nisīdati, yattha yattha nipajjati; tattha tattha anayabyasanaṃ āpajjati. Evameva kho, bhikkhave, idhekacco bhikkhu lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūto pariyādiṇṇacitto neva suññāgāragato ramati, na rukkhamūlagato ramati, na ajjhokāsagato ramati; yena yena gacchati, yattha yattha tiṭṭhati, yattha yattha nisīdati, yattha yattha nipajjati; tattha tattha anayabyasanaṃ āpajjati. Evaṃ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko … pe … evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban"ti.

Aṭṭhamaṃ.