Craving

Taṇhāsutta

Craving

Taṇhāsutta

EN
“What leads the world on? What drags it around? What is the one thing that has everything under its sway?”
PL
“Kenassu nīyati loko, kenassu parikassati; Kissassu ekadhammassa, sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.
EN
“Craving leads the world on. Craving drags it around. Craving is the one thing that has everything under its sway.”
PL
“Taṇhāya nīyati loko, taṇhāya parikassati; Taṇhāya ekadhammassa, sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.

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

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