SN 17.26
Dutiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇa sutta: Ascetics and Brahmins (2nd)
Dutiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta
Tatiyavagga
Someone who doesn’t fully understand material possessions, honor, and praise is no true ascetic.
Translations
At Sāvatthī.
“There are ascetics and brahmins who don’t truly understand the origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape when it comes to possessions, honor, and popularity …
There are ascetics and brahmins who do truly understand …”
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