A Lady

Mātugāmasutta

A Lady

Mātugāmasutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. “Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim … Even if you’re alone with a lady 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, mātugāmo eko ekassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yassa lābhasakkārasiloko cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati. Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…
PL
evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti. Paṭhamaṁ.

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

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