A Sword

Sattisutta

A Sword

Sattisutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “Like they’re struck by a sword, like their head was on fire,
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: “Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, ḍayhamānova matthake;
EN
a mendicant, mindful, should go forth, to give up sensual desire.” “Like they’re struck by a sword, like their head was on fire,
PL
Kāmarāgappahānāya, sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti. “Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, ḍayhamānova matthake;
EN
a mendicant, mindful, should go forth, to give up substantialist view.”
PL
Sakkāyadiṭṭhippahānāya, sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.

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

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