Name

Nāmasutta

Name

Nāmasutta

EN
“What overcomes everything? What is it that nothing excels? What is the one thing that has everything under its sway?”
PL
“Kiṁsu sabbaṁ addhabhavi, kismā bhiyyo na vijjati; Kissassu ekadhammassa, sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.
EN
“Name overcomes everything. Nothing excels name. Name is the one thing that has everything under its sway.”
PL
“Nāmaṁ sabbaṁ addhabhavi, nāmā bhiyyo na vijjati; Nāmassa ekadhammassa, sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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