Desire

Icchāsutta

Desire

Icchāsutta

EN
“What is it that binds the world? By removing what is it freed? With the giving up of what are all bonds severed?”
PL
“Kenassu bajjhatī loko, kissa vinayāya muccati; Kissassu vippahānena, sabbaṁ chindati bandhanan”ti.
EN
“Desire is what binds the world. By the removing of desire it’s freed. With the giving up of desire, all bonds are severed.”
PL
“Icchāya bajjhatī loko, icchāvinayāya muccati; Icchāya vippahānena, sabbaṁ chindati bandhanan”ti.

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

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