The third group consists of those born for the sake of name and fame. They have been conditioned to worship prestige to the extent that they would sacrifice their very lives for it. Name and fame, whether the means employed for attaining it bring benefit to others or only to the individual concerned, can still be be of considerable worth, and in terms of worldly values is not something to be condemned. But in terms of absolute values, to go so far as to become a slave to name and fame is tragedy. It by no means puts an end to the unsatisfactory condition (dukkha).
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