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Ascetics and Brahmins (2nd)

Dutiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta

Someone who doesn’t fully understand material possessions, honor, and praise is no true ascetic.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.26Linked Discourses 17.26
  • 0.23. TatiyavaggaChapter Three

0.3DutiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇasuttaAscetics and Brahmins (2nd)

1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā lābhasakkārasilokassa samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānanti …pe…“There are ascetics and brahmins who don’t truly understand the origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape when it comes to possessions, honor, and popularity …

1.3pajānanti …pe…There are ascetics and brahmins who do truly understand …”1.4sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharantī”ti.

1.5Chaṭṭhaṁ.