Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)
Nandivisālasutta
Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho nandivisālo devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
English · Bhikkhu Sujato
With Nandivisāla
Standing to one side, the godling Nandivisāla addressed the Buddha in verse:
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Sutta Piṭaka
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Nandivisālasutta
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)
“Catucakkaṁ navadvāraṁ, puṇṇaṁ lobhena saṁyutaṁ; Paṅkajātaṁ mahāvīra, kathaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato
“Four are its wheels, and nine its doors; it’s stuffed full, bound with greed, and born from a bog. Great hero, how will I keep going?”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)
“Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca, icchālobhañca pāpakaṁ; Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha, evaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato
“Having cut the strap and harness— wicked desire and greed— and having plucked out craving, root and all: that’s how you will keep going.”