The Finest Lady in the Land

Kalyāṇīsutta

The Finest Lady in the Land

Kalyāṇīsutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. “Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim … Even if you’re alone with the finest lady in the land she might not occupy your mind, but possessions, honor and popularity would still occupy your mind. So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”
PL
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati. “Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… na tassa, bhikkhave, janapadakalyāṇī ekā ekassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yassa lābhasakkārasiloko cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati. Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…
PL
evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti. Dutiyaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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