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''See also'' Acharya [[Shrigupta]]


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'''The story of the householder Shrigupta''' is found in [[Khenpo Sangye Tendzin]]’s commentary to [[Sakya Pandita]]’s ''Elegant Sayings''  (''[[Sakya Lekshé]]''). 

In the story, Shrigupta is persuaded by a false teacher to set a trap for the [[Buddha]] and offer him some poisonous food. When the Buddha foils his plans, Shrigupta is repentant, and the Buddha makes him repeat the following verse three times:

:Attachment, aversion and ignorance,
:These are the three worldly poisons,
:The victorious buddhas possess no such poison.
:The enlightened ones conquer poison through truth.

(This verse is then repeated with the [[Dharma]] and the [[Sangha]] in place of “the victorious buddhas.”). And:

:All that is poisonous,
:And any living beings possessing poison—
:All this arises from the poison of attachment.
:Attachment is the greatest of all poisons.

(This verse is then repeated for aversion and ignorance).

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