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SN 17.21PTS SN 2.2341 min read

A Lady

Mātugāmasutta

Material possessions, honor, and praise can be even more tempting than a woman.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.21Linked Discourses 17.21
  • 0.23. TatiyavaggaChapter Three

0.3MātugāmasuttaA Lady

1.1PTS 2.235Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…“Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim …

1.3na tassa, bhikkhave, mātugāmo eko ekassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yassa lābhasakkārasiloko cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati.Even if you’re alone with a lady she might not occupy your mind, but possessions, honor and popularity would still occupy your mind.

1.4Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”1.5evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

1.6Paṭhamaṁ.