3.
The Discourse on the Tortoise
159.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"Severe, monks, is material gain, honour and fame, etc.
for the achievement.
Once in the past, monks, in a certain lake, a great family of tortoises was a dweller for a long time.
Then, monks, a certain tortoise said this to another tortoise -
'Do not, dear tortoise, go to that place.'
That tortoise, monks, went to that place.
A huntsman shot him with a harpoon.
Then, monks, that tortoise approached that other tortoise.
That tortoise, monks, saw that tortoise coming from afar.
Having seen him, he said this to that tortoise -
'Did you not, dear tortoise, go to that place?'
'I did go, dear tortoise, to that place.'
'But are you, dear tortoise, uninjured, unhurt?'
'I am uninjured, dear tortoise, unhurt, but there is this string following behind me, behind me.'
'Truly you are, dear tortoise, injured, truly you are hurt.
For by this string, dear tortoise, your fathers and grandfathers fell into calamity, fell into disaster.
Go now, dear tortoise, you are no longer one of us.'
"'Huntsman', monks, this is a designation for Māra the Evil One. 'Harpoon', monks, this is a designation for material gain, honour and fame. 'String', monks, this is a designation for delight and lust. Whoever indeed, monks, a monk enjoys and desires arisen material gain, honour and fame - this is called, monks, a monk greedy for the harpoon, fallen into calamity, fallen into disaster, subject to be done with as wished by the Evil One. Thus severe, monks, is material gain, honour and fame, etc. thus indeed, monks, should you train." The third.