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Samyutta Nikaya

A Poisoned Arrow

Early Buddhist TextsSamyutta Nikaya

At Sāvatthī. “Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim … Let whom be pierced by a poisoned arrow? Let possessions, honor, and popularity come to a trainee who has not achieved their heart’s desire. ‘Arrow’ is a term for possessions, honor, and popularity. So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”