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