SN 10.2 - Sakka In Name Only
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Linked Discourses 10.2
1. With Indaka
Sakka In Name Only
At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.
Then a spirit who was Sakka in name only went up to the Buddha, and addressed him in verse:
“You’ve given up all ties,
and are fully freed.
It’s not a good idea for you, ascetic,
to be instructing others.”
“No matter how you explain why
people gather together, Sakka,
it’s unworthy for a wise person
not to think of the other with sympathy.
If you instruct others
with a mind clear and confident,
your compassion and empathy
don’t create attachments.”