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- Samyutta Nikaya III.7
- Atthakarana Sutta
- In Judgment
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At Savatthi. As he was sitting to one side, King Pasenadi Kosala said to the Blessed
One: "Just now, lord, as I was sitting in judgment, I saw that even affluent nobles,
affluent brahmins, & affluent householders -- rich, with great wealth & property,
with vast amounts of gold & silver, vast amounts of valuables & commodities, vast
amounts of wealth & grain -- tell deliberate lies with sensual pleasures as the cause,
sensual pleasures as the reason, simply for the sake of sensual pleasures. Then, the
thought occured to me: 'I've had enough of this judging! Let some other fine fellow be
known for his judgments!'"
"That's the way it is, great king! That's the way it is! Even affluent nobles,
affluent brahmins, & affluent householders...tell deliberate lies with sensual
pleasures as the cause, sensual pleasures as the reason, simply for the sake of sensual
pleasures. That will lead to their long-term harm & pain."
That is what the Blessed One said. Having said that, the One Well-Gone, the Teacher,
said further:
Impassioned with sensual possessions,
greedy, dazed by sensual pleasures,
they don't awaken to the fact
that they've gone too far --
like fish into trap set out.
Afterwards it's bitter for them:
evil for them
the result.