3. Loka Sutta Discourse On the World Tatiya Vagga, Kosala Samyutta, Sagatha Vagga Samyutta, Samyutta Nikaya, Suttanta Pitaka SOURCE: "FIVE SAMYUTTAS FROM SAGATHAVAGGA SAMYUTTA" Translated by U Tin U (Myaung), Yangon Edited by the Editorial Committee, Burma (Myanmar) Tipitaka Association, 1998

      134. The Bhagava was staying at Savatthi... Having sat at a suitable place, King Pasenadi of Kosala said to the Bhagava thus: "Venerable Sir, how many factors arising in the world bring about disadvantage, suffering and discomfort?"

      "Great King, three factors arising in the world bring about disadvantage, suffering and discomfort. What are the three? Great King, greed arising in the world brings about disadvantage, suffering and discomfort. Great King, hatred arising in the world brings about disadvantage, suffering and discomfort. Great King, bewilderment arising in the world brings about disadvantage, suffering and discomfort. Great King, these three factors arising in the world, bring about disadvantage, suffering and discomfort."

      Thus said the Bhagava ...p... (This further utterance:)

      "Just as the bamboo is ruined by its own fruit, so also an evil minded person is ruined by greed, hatred and bewilderment which arise in himself."

End of the Loka Sutta,

the third in this vagga.