Theravāda — Pali Canon · Khuddaka Nikāya — The Minor Collection

Iti 35Deceit and Flattery (1st)

Pāli / Sanskrit:Paṭhamajananakuhanasutta

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Summary

The holy life is lived for the purpose of restraint and abandoning.

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Full translation (English)

– So It Was Said 35

The Book of the Twos Chapter One Fawning and Flattery

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Mendicants, this spiritual life is not lived for the sake of fawning or flattering people, nor for the benefit of possessions, honor, or popularity, nor thinking, ‘So let people know about me!’ This spiritual life is lived for the sake of restraint and giving up.”

The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“The Buddha taught the spiritual lifenot because of tradition, but for the sake of restraint and giving up,and because its objective is extinguishment.This is the path followed by the great souls,the great seers.Those who practice itas it was taught by the Buddhadoing the teacher’s bidding,make an end of suffering.”

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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