7.
The Discourse on Devadatta's Failure
7.
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagaha on the Vulture's Peak mountain, not long after Devadatta had departed.
There the Blessed One, referring to Devadatta, addressed the monks -
"Good, monks, a monk from time to time reviews one's own failure.
Good, monks, a monk from time to time reviews another's failure.
Good, monks, a monk from time to time reviews one's own success.
Good, monks, a monk from time to time reviews another's success.
Monks, overcome by eight bad qualities, with mind consumed, Devadatta is bound for the realm of misery, doomed to hell, will remain there for an aeon, incurable."
"Which eight? Indeed, monks, overcome by material gain, with mind consumed, Devadatta is bound for the realm of misery, doomed to hell, will remain there for an aeon, incurable. By loss, monks, etc. by fame, monks, by disgrace, monks, by honour, monks, by dishonour, monks, by evil desire, monks, by evil friendship, monks, overcome, with mind consumed, Devadatta is bound for the realm of misery, doomed to hell, will remain there for an aeon, incurable. By these eight bad qualities, monks, overcome, with mind consumed, Devadatta is bound for the realm of misery, doomed to hell, will remain there for an aeon, incurable.
"Good, monks, a monk should dwell having overcome again and again arisen material gain, arisen loss, etc. arisen fame, arisen disgrace, arisen honour, arisen dishonour, arisen evil desire, should dwell having overcome again and again arisen evil friendship.
"And what, monks, is the reason dependent on which a monk should dwell having overcome again and again arisen material gain, arisen loss, etc. arisen fame, arisen disgrace, arisen honour, arisen dishonour, arisen evil desire, should dwell having overcome again and again arisen evil friendship?
"For whatever mental corruptions, vexations, and fevers would arise for one dwelling without overcoming arisen material gain, monks, for one dwelling having overcome arisen material gain, those mental corruptions, vexations, and fevers do not exist. For whatever mental corruptions, vexations, and fevers would arise for one dwelling without overcoming arisen loss, monks, etc. arisen fame, arisen disgrace, arisen honour, arisen dishonour, arisen evil desire, For whatever mental corruptions, vexations, and fevers would arise for one dwelling without overcoming arisen evil friendship, for one dwelling having overcome arisen evil friendship, those mental corruptions, vexations, and fevers do not exist. This, monks, is the reason dependent on which a monk should dwell having overcome again and again arisen material gain, arisen loss... etc. arisen fame, arisen disgrace, arisen honour, arisen dishonour, arisen evil desire, should dwell having overcome again and again arisen evil friendship.
"Therefore, monks, you should train thus - 'We will dwell having overcome again and again arisen material gain, arisen loss... etc. arisen fame, arisen disgrace, arisen honour, arisen dishonour, arisen evil desire, we will dwell having overcome again and again arisen evil friendship.' Thus indeed, monks, should you train." The seventh.