6. Jarāvagga

6. Old Age

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.54

Linked Discourses 1.54

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6. Jarāvagga

6. Old Age

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Vatthusutta

Grounds

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“Kiṁsu vatthu manussānaṁ,

“What is the site for human beings?

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kiṁsūdha paramo sakhā;

What is the best comrade here?

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Kiṁsu bhūtā upajīvanti,

By what do the creatures who live off the earth

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ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.

sustain their life?”

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“Puttā vatthu manussānaṁ,

“Children are the site for human beings.

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bhariyā ca paramo sakhā;

A wife is the best comrade.

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Vuṭṭhiṁ bhūtā upajīvanti,

The creatures who live off the earth

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ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.

sustain their life by rain.”