“By what is the world ensnared?“Kenassu uḍḍito loko,By what is it surrounded?kenassu parivārito;By what is the world fastened shut?Kenassu pihito loko,On what is the world grounded?”kismiṁ loko patiṭṭhito”ti.
“Craving has ensnared the world.“Taṇhāya uḍḍito loko,It’s surrounded by old age.jarāya parivārito;The world is fastened shut by mortality.Maccunā pihito loko,The world is grounded on suffering.”dukkhe loko patiṭṭhito”ti.
Similar passages elsewhere
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