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SN 17.6

A Bolt of Lightning

Asanisutta

from: Chapter One

A Bolt of Lightning

At Sāvatthī.

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim …

Let forked lightning fall on whom? Let possessions, honor, and popularity come to a trainee who has not achieved their heart’s desire.

‘Forked lightning’ is a term for possessions, honor, and popularity.

So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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