7. Addhavagga

7. Overcome

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.61

Linked Discourses 1.61

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7. Addhavagga

7. Overcome

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Nāmasutta

Name

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“Kiṁsu sabbaṁ addhabhavi,

“What overcomes everything?

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kismā bhiyyo na vijjati;

What is it that nothing excels?

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Kissassu ekadhammassa,

What is the one thing

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sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.

that has everything under its sway?”

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“Nāmaṁ sabbaṁ addhabhavi,

“Name overcomes everything.

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nāmā bhiyyo na vijjati;

Nothing excels name.

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Nāmassa ekadhammassa,

Name is the one thing

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sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.

that has everything under its sway.”