Bonds

Bandhanasutta

Bonds

Bandhanasutta

EN
“What binds the world? How does it travel about? With the giving up of what are all bonds severed?”
PL
“Kiṁsu sambandhano loko, kiṁsu tassa vicāraṇaṁ; Kissassu vippahānena, sabbaṁ chindati bandhanan”ti.
EN
“Delight binds the world. It travels about by means of thought. With the giving up of craving all bonds are severed.”
PL
“Nandīsambandhano loko, vitakkassa vicāraṇaṁ; Taṇhāya vippahānena, sabbaṁ chindati bandhanan”ti.

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

Source