AN 1.316 - AN 1.316
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Tatiya Vagga The Third Sub Group

316. “Bhikkhus, there is that one person who appears in this world, born for the detriment and harm of countless people, bringing misfortune, unhappiness and suffering to the many, inflicting sorrow and pain upon both Devas and humans.

“And who is that person?

“That person, Bhikkhus, is none other than the one with wrong views, holding on to his wrong views, one with a lopsided and perverted worldview with which he influences the world around him.

“Led by his perverse and corrupt narrative, he goes on manipulating, distorting, conniving, and deceitfully pulling people away from all that is good and genuine Dhamma, and instead establishing them on false, evil, and wrong teachings, all that is adhamma.

“This, therefore, Bhikkhus, is that one person who appears in this world, born for the detriment and harm of countless people, bringing misfortune, unhappiness and suffering to the many, inflicting sorrow and pain upon both Devas and humans.”