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Linked Discourses · SN 2.16

  • Linked Discourses 2.16Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.16
  • 2. With Anāthapiṇḍika2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga

With VāsudattaVāsudattasutta

Standing to one side, the godling Vāsudatta spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho vāsudatto devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

“Like they’re struck by a sword,“Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, like their head was on fire,ḍayhamānova matthake; a mendicant should wander mindful,Kāmarāgappahānāya, to give up sensual desire.”sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.

“Like they’re struck by a sword,“Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, like their head was on fire,ḍayhamānova matthake; a mendicant should wander mindful,Sakkāyadiṭṭhippahānāya, to give up substantialist view.”sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 1.21 A Sword 0.63near 0.1Linked Discourses 1.21 3. A Sword A Sword 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, a mendicant, mindful, shoul…
  2. Thag 1.40 Vaḍḍhamāna 0.51near 0.1Verses of the Senior Monks 1.40 The Book of the Ones Chapter Four Vaḍḍhamāna Like they’re struck by a sword, like their head was on fire, a mendicant should wander mindful, to give up desire for rebirth.…