2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga

2. With Anāthapiṇḍika

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.19

Linked Discourses 2.19

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2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga

2. With Anāthapiṇḍika

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Uttarasutta

With Uttara

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Rājagahanidānaṁ.

At Rājagaha.

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Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho uttaro devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

Standing to one side, the godling Uttara spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

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“Upanīyati jīvitamappamāyu,

“This life, so very short, is led onward.

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Jarūpanītassa na santi tāṇā;

One led on to old age has no shelter.

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Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno,

Seeing this peril in death,

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Puññāni kayirātha sukhāvahānī”ti.

do good deeds that bring you joy.”

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