The Dung Beetle Kaṃsaḍakṅ Sutta (SN 17:5)
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('â', Yes, sirree! I am a dung-eater, full of dung, gorged with dung, with a huge pile of dung in front of me!â In the same way, there is the case where a certain monk—conquered by gains, offerings, & fame, his mind consumed—adjusts his lower robe and, taking his bowl & outer robe, goes into a village or town for alms. Having eaten there as much as he likes—full of almsfood & invited again for the next day—he goes to the monastery and, in the midst of a group of monks, boasts, ),
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('â', I have eaten as much as I like, I am full of almsfood & have been invited again for tomorrow. I am a recipient of robes, almsfood, lodgings, & medicinal requisites for curing illness. These other monks, though, have next to no merit, next to no influence. They arenât recipients of robes, almsfood, lodgings, & medicinal requisites for curing illness.â Conquered by gains, offerings, & fame, his mind consumed, he looks down on other well-behaved monks. That will be for this worthless manâs long-term suffering & harm. Thatâs how cruel gains, offerings, & fame are: a harsh, bitter obstacle to the attainment of the unexcelled rest from bondage. "So you should train yourselves: ),
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('â', We will put aside any gains, offerings, & fame that have arisen; and we will not let any gains, offerings, & fame that have arisen keep our minds consumed.â Thatâs how you should train yourselves." See also: Iti 81; Sn 4:14; Thag 18; Thig 5:6 - --> - - - -