8. Chetvāvagga

8. Slain

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.79

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8. Chetvāvagga

8. Slain

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Pātheyyasutta

Provisions

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“Kiṁsu bandhati pātheyyaṁ,

“What binds the provisions for a journey?

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kiṁsu bhogānamāsayo;

What’s the vault of wealth?

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Kiṁsu naraṁ parikassati,

What drags a person around?

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kiṁsu lokasmi dujjahaṁ;

What in the world is hard to give up?

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Kismiṁ baddhā puthū sattā,

With what are ordinary beings bound,

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pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.

like birds in a snare?”

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“Saddhā bandhati pātheyyaṁ,

“Faith binds the provisions for a journey.

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sirī bhogānamāsayo;

Majesty is the vault of wealth.

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Icchā naraṁ parikassati,

Desire drags a person around.

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icchā lokasmi dujjahā;

Desire in the world is hard to give up.

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Icchābaddhā puthū sattā,

Ordinary beings are bound by desire,

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pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.

like birds in a snare.”