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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 17.32 Linked Discourses 17.32
4. Catutthavagga Chapter Four
Kusalamūlasutta Skillful Root
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āDÄruį¹o, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko. āPossessions, honor, and popularity are grim ā¦
LÄbhasakkÄrasilokena abhibhÅ«tassa pariyÄdiį¹į¹acittassa, bhikkhave, devadattassa kusalamÅ«laį¹ samucchedamagamÄ. Devadatta cut off his skillful root because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity. Contentment, love, and understanding. Note, āskillful rootā may be expressed in the singular even though it is threefold (MN 9:7.1).
Evaį¹ dÄruį¹o kho, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko ā¦peā¦ So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. ā¦ā
sikkhitabbanāti.
Dutiyaį¹.