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Linked Discourses · SN 2.28

  • Linked Discourses 2.28Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.28
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With NandivisālaNandivisālasutta

Standing to one side, the godling Nandivisāla addressed the Buddha in verse:Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho nandivisālo devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“Four are its wheels, and nine its doors;“Catucakkaṁ navadvāraṁ, it’s stuffed full, bound with greed,puṇṇaṁ lobhena saṁyutaṁ; and born from a bog.Paṅkajātaṁ mahāvīra, Great hero, how will I keep going?”kathaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

“Having cut the strap and harness—“Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca, wicked desire and greed—icchālobhañca pāpakaṁ; and having plucked out craving, root and all:Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha, that’s how you will keep going.”evaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 1.29 Four Wheels 0.60near 0.1Linked Discourses 1.29 3. A Sword Four Wheels “Four are its wheels, and nine its doors; it’s stuffed full, bound with greed, and born from a bog. Great hero, how will I keep going?” “Having cut the strap and harness— the…