{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn17.13-20/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn17.13-20","id":"suttacentral_sn17.13-20","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn17.13-20/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. \u201cMendicants, when I\u2019ve comprehended the mind of a certain individual, I understand: \u2018This venerable would not tell a deliberate lie even for the sake of a gold ingot.\u2019 \u2026\u201d \u201c\u2018\u2026 for the sake of a hundred gold ingots.\u2019 \u2026\u201d \u201c\u2018\u2026 for the sake of a mountain of gold.\u2019 \u2026\u201d \u201c\u2018\u2026 for the sake of a hundred mountains of gold.\u2019 \u2026\u201d \u201c\u2018\u2026 for the sake of the whole earth full of gold.\u2019 \u2026\u201d \u201c\u2018\u2026 for any kind of material reward.\u2019 \u2026\u201d \u201c\u2018\u2026 for the sake of life.\u2019 \u2026\u201d \u201c\u2018\u2026 for the sake of the finest lady in the land.\u2019 But some time later I see them tell a deliberate lie because their mind is overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity. So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. \u2026\u201d","title":"A Gold Ingot, Etc.","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":131}