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SN 2.28 With Nandivisāla – Nandivisālasutta

 

Standing to one side, the god Nandivisāla addressed the Buddha in verse:

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho nandivisālo devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“Four are its wheels, and nine its doors;

“Catucakkaṁ navadvāraṁ,

it’s stuffed full, bound with greed,

puṇṇaṁ lobhena saṁyutaṁ;

and born from a bog.

Paṅkajātaṁ mahāvīra,

Great hero, how am I supposed to live like this?”

kathaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

“Having cut the strap and harness—

“Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,

wicked desire and greed—

icchālobhañca pāpakaṁ;

and having plucked out craving, root and all:

Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha,

that’s how you’re supposed to live like this.”

evaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.