Early Buddhism

The Simile of the Citadel

Nagaropamasutta

Language
Pāli
Period
Early Buddhist Texts
Tradition
Early Buddhism
Versions
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When a king’s fortress is well supplied with seven things and has four kinds of food supplies it is impregnable. Similarly, a noble disciple with seven qualities and the four absorptions is impregnable.

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