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sn.17.31 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Schism

At Sāvatthī.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
Devadatta split the Saṅgha because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity.
So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”