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SN 1.30 Antelope Calves – Eṇijaṅghasutta

 

“O hero so lean, with antelope calves,

“Eṇijaṅghaṁ kisaṁ vīraṁ,

not greedy, eating little,

appāhāraṁ alolupaṁ;

an elephant, wandering alone like a lion,

Sīhaṁvekacaraṁ nāgaṁ,

you’re not concerned for sensual pleasures.

kāmesu anapekkhinaṁ;

We’ve come to ask a question:

Upasaṅkamma pucchāma,

How is one released from all suffering?”

kathaṁ dukkhā pamuccatī”ti.

“There are five kinds of sensual stimulation in the world,

“Pañca kāmaguṇā loke,

and the mind is said to be the sixth.

manochaṭṭhā paveditā;

When you’ve discarded desire for these,

Ettha chandaṁ virājetvā,

you’re released from all suffering.”

evaṁ dukkhā pamuccatī”ti.

 

Sattivaggo tatiyo.

 

Tassuddānaṁ

 

Sattiyā phusati ceva,

 

jaṭā manonivāraṇā;

 

Arahantena pajjoto,

 

sarā mahaddhanena ca;