SN 17.7 - A Poisoned Arrow
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Linked Discourses 17.7
Chapter One
A Poisoned Arrow
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. …”