SN 1.61 Name – Nāmasutta

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SN 1.61 Name – Nāmasutta

Linked Discourses 1.61 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.61

7. Oppressed – 7. Addhavagga

SN 1.61 Name – Nāmasutta

 

“What oppresses everything?

“Kiṁsu sabbaṁ addhabhavi,

What is nothing bigger than?

kismā bhiyyo na vijjati;

What is the one thing

Kissassu ekadhammassa,

that has everything under its sway?”

sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.

“Name oppresses everything.

“Nāmaṁ sabbaṁ addhabhavi,

Nothing’s bigger than name.

nāmā bhiyyo na vijjati;

Name is the one thing

Nāmassa ekadhammassa,

that has everything under its sway.”

sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.