Sutta study: The householder Potaliya (MN 54)

4. The Pitfalls in Sensual Pleasures (1) Cutting Off All Affairs (MN 54) https://thebuddhaswords.net/mn/mn54.h... Potaliya Look of householder - features, attributes, and signs of a householder. Cloak, sandal, umbrella Cutting off business -giving away wealth, stop work. BUDDHA Look of renunciate -ascetic (samaṇa) - bald, plain color robe, bowl, almsround. Barefoot -almsround. Addressing samaṇo gotamo -ascetic Bho gotamo - worthy, good (friendly) Defilements =due to greed, hatred, delusion Eight things - noble one need to cut off these 8