“What overcomes everything?“Kiṁsu sabbaṁ addhabhavi,What is it that nothing excels?kismā bhiyyo na vijjati;What is the one thingKissassu ekadhammassa,that has everything under its sway?”sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.
“Name overcomes everything.“Nāmaṁ sabbaṁ addhabhavi,Nothing excels name.nāmā bhiyyo na vijjati;Name is the one thingNāmassa ekadhammassa,that has everything under its sway.”sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.
Similar passages elsewhere
Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.
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