10.
The Discourse with Verses
166.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"Severe, monks, is material gain, honour and fame, etc.
for the achievement.
Here I, monks, see a certain person overpowered by honour, with mind consumed, upon the body's collapse at death, arisen in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell.
But here I, monks, see a certain person overpowered by dishonour, with mind consumed, upon the body's collapse at death, arisen in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell.
But here I, monks, see a certain person overpowered by honour and dishonour, by both of these, with mind consumed, upon the body's collapse at death, arisen in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell.
Thus severe, monks, is material gain, honour and fame, etc.
thus indeed, monks, should you train."
This is what the Blessed One said. Having said this, the Fortunate One, the Teacher, further said this -
Whose concentration does not waver, of one dwelling in the limitless.
Delighting in the elimination of clinging, they call a good person." The tenth.