2-17-2 Pātivaggo | Samyutta

II. The Second Subchapter
(The Bowl)

11 (1) Golden Bowl

At Sāvatthī. Bhikkhus, dreadful are gain, honour, and praise….

Bhikkhus, I have known of a certain person here whose mind I have encompassed with my own mind:

‘This venerable one would not tell a deliberate lie even for the sake of a golden bowl filled with powdered silver.’

Yet some time later I see him, his mind overcome and obsessed by gain, honour, and praise, telling a deliberate lie.

So dreadful, Bhikkhus, are gain, honour, and praise….

- Thus should you train yourselves.

12 (2) Silver Bowl

At Sāvatthī. Bhikkhus, dreadful are gain, honour, and praise….

Bhikkhus, I have known of a certain person here whose mind I have encompassed with my own mind:

‘This venerable one would not tell a deliberate lie even for the sake of a silver bowl filled with powdered gold.’

Yet some time later I see him, his mind overcome and obsessed by gain, honour, and praise, telling a deliberate lie.

So dreadful, Bhikkhus, are gain, honour, and praise….

- Thus should you train yourselves.

13 (3)–20 (10) Suvaṇṇanikkha, Etc.

At Sāvatthī. Bhikkhus, dreadful are gain, honour, and praise….

Bhikkhus, I have known of a certain person here whose mind I have encompassed with my own mind:

‘This venerable one would not tell a deliberate lie even for the sake of a Suvaṇṇanikkha … even for the sake of a 100 suvaṇṇanikkhas …

even for the sake of a Siṅginikkha … for a 100 siṅginikkhas … for the earth filled with gold … for any material reward … for the sake of his life … for the most beautiful girl of the land.

Yet some time later I see him, his mind overcome and obsessed by gain, honour, and praise, telling a deliberate lie.

So dreadful, Bhikkhus, are gain, honour, and praise….

- Thus should you train yourselves.