3. Sattivagga

3. A Sword

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.21

Linked Discourses 1.21

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3. Sattivagga

3. A Sword

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Sattisutta

A Sword

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

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“Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho,

“Like they’re struck by a sword,

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ḍayhamānova matthake;

like their head was on fire,

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Kāmarāgappahānāya,

a mendicant, mindful, should go forth,

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sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.

to give up sensual desire.”

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“Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho,

“Like they’re struck by a sword,

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ḍayhamānova matthake;

like their head was on fire,

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Sakkāyadiṭṭhippahānāya,

a mendicant, mindful, should go forth,

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sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.

to give up substantialist view.”