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3. A Sword – 3. Sattivagga
SN 1.21 A Sword – Sattisutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Standing to one side, that deity recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
“Like they’re struck by a sword,
“Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho,
like their head was on fire,
ḍayhamānova matthake;
a bhikkhu, mindful, should go forth,
Kāmarāgappahānāya,
to give up sensual desire.”
sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.
“Like they’re struck by a sword,
“Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho,
like their head was on fire,
ḍayhamānova matthake;
a bhikkhu, mindful, should go forth,
Sakkāyadiṭṭhippahānāya,
to give up identity view.”
sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.