There's a section of suttas (repetitive with minor
variations) in Samyutta that goes something like this:

Buddha: With my ability to emcompass the minds of
others with my own mind (i.e. mind reading), I noticed
that one of you virtuous monks in this assembly who
would not tell a deliberate lie for a silver bowl
filled with gold, or tell a lie to save the life of
your own mother, has told a lie for the sake of
reputation, fame, and honor.

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Does anyone know SPECIFICS? Like exactly what the lie
is? From the commentary notes, it looks like the
motivation would be to have fame among lay supporters
so they could be invited more often and for better
quality of food, robes, offered.

I'm really curious to know exactly what kind of lie,
and how subtle the lie, and how subtle their
motivation these monks used in seeking
fame/honor/reputation.

I'm short on time at the moment, but if necessary I
can look up exact page numbers and section numbers in
the next couple of days.


-fk



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