SN 17.3

A Turtle

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The Buddha tells a short fable about a turtle to warn the monks about infatuation with fame.

Vinaya Studies The Saṃyutta Nikāya Imagery in the EBTs Monastic Buddhism

Translated by Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro. Published in 2005.

Bibtex Data

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    title={{S}{N} 17.3: {A} {T}urtle},
    translator={Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro},
    year=2005,
    keywords={vinaya-studies, sn, imagery, mara, monastic, vimutti},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn17/sn17.003.than.html}
}