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SN 17.28PTS SN 2.2371 min read

Skin

Chavisutta

Material possessions, honor, and praise cut to the bone.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.28Linked Discourses 17.28
  • 0.23. TatiyavaggaChapter Three

0.3ChavisuttaSkin

1.1PTS 2.238Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

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

1.3Lābhasakkārasiloko, bhikkhave, chaviṁ chindati, chaviṁ chetvā cammaṁ chindati, cammaṁ chetvā maṁsaṁ chindati, maṁsaṁ chetvā nhāruṁ chindati, nhāruṁ chetvā aṭṭhiṁ chindati, aṭṭhiṁ chetvā aṭṭhimiñjaṁ āhacca tiṭṭhati.They cut through the outer skin, the inner skin, the flesh, sinews, and bones, until they reach the marrow and keep pressing.

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

1.6Aṭṭhamaṁ.