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Linked Discourses 1.66 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.66

7. Oppressed – 7. Addhavagga

SN 1.66 Beaten Down – Attahatasutta

 

“By what is the world beaten down?

“Kenassubbhāhato loko,

By what is it surrounded?

kenassu parivārito;

What dart has laid it low?

Kena sallena otiṇṇo,

With what is it always fuming?”

kissa dhūpāyito sadā”ti.

“The world is beaten down by death.

“Maccunābbhāhato loko,

It’s surrounded by old age.

jarāya parivārito;

The dart of craving has struck it down.

Taṇhāsallena otiṇṇo,

It’s always fuming with desire.”

icchādhūpāyito sadā”ti.