“What leads the world on?“Kenassu nīyati loko,What drags it around?kenassu parikassati;What is the one thingKissassu ekadhammassa,that has everything under its sway?”sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.
“Craving leads the world on.“Taṇhāya nīyati loko,Craving drags it around.taṇhāya parikassati;Craving is the one thingTaṇhāya ekadhammassa,that has everything under its sway.”sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.
Similar passages elsewhere
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SN 1.61 Name0.58near 0.1Linked Discourses 1.61 7. Overcome Name “What overcomes everything? What is it that nothing excels? What is the one thing that has everything under its sway?” “Name overcomes everything. Nothing excels name. Name is the…
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