10.
The Discourse on the Fourth Future Peril
80.
"There are, monks, these five future dangers, not arisen at present, that will arise in the future.
You should be aware of them;
and having become aware, you should strive for their abandoning.
"Which five? There will be, monks, monks in the future period of time who are desirous of fine robes. They, being desirous of fine robes, will abandon the practice of wearing rag-robes, will abandon remote forest and woodland lodgings, secluded lodgings; having gone to villages, market towns, and royal cities, they will take up residence, and because of robes they will commit various kinds of improper wrong ways of earning. This, monks, is the first future danger, not arisen at present, that will arise in the future. You should be aware of it; and having become aware, you should strive for its abandoning.
"Furthermore, monks, there will be monks in the future period of time who are desirous of fine almsfood. They, being desirous of fine almsfood, will abandon the practice of eating only almsfood, will abandon remote forest and woodland lodgings, secluded lodgings; having gone to villages, market towns, and royal cities, they will take up residence, seeking the finest flavours with the tip of the tongue, and because of almsfood they will commit various kinds of improper wrong ways of earning. This, monks, is the second future danger, not arisen at present, that will arise in the future. You should be aware of it; and having become aware, you should strive for its abandoning.
"Furthermore, monks, there will be monks in the future period of time who are desirous of fine lodgings. They, being desirous of fine lodgings, will abandon the practice of dwelling at the root of a tree, will abandon remote forest and woodland lodgings, secluded lodgings; having gone to villages, market towns, and royal cities, they will take up residence, and because of lodgings they will commit various kinds of improper wrong ways of earning. This, monks, is the third future danger, not arisen at present, that will arise in the future. You should be aware of it; and having become aware, you should strive for its abandoning.
"Furthermore, monks, there will be monks in the future period of time who will dwell in company with nuns, female trainees, and novices. Now, monks, when there is association with nuns, female trainees, and novices, this is to be expected - 'They will either live the holy life without delight, or they will commit a certain defiled offence, or having rejected the training, they will return to the lower life.' This, monks, is the fourth future danger, not arisen at present, that will arise in the future. You should be aware of it; and having become aware, you should strive for its abandoning.
"Furthermore, monks, there will be monks in the future period of time who will dwell in company with monastery attendants and novices. Now, monks, when there is association with monastery attendants and novices, this is to be expected - 'They will dwell engaged in various kinds of consumption of stored goods, and they will make gross signs regarding earth and green vegetation.' This, monks, is the fifth future danger, not arisen at present, that will arise in the future. You should be aware of it; and having become aware, you should strive for its abandoning.
"These, monks, are the five future dangers, not arisen at present, that will arise in the future. You should be aware of them; and having understood them, effort should be made for their abandoning." The tenth.