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The Buddha · Linked Discourses I: With Verses · 7 of 31

Overcome · SN 1.61–1.70

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

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SN 1.61 · Name

SN 1.61 · Nāmasutta

“What overcomes everything?What is it that nothing excels?What is the one thingthat has everything under its sway?”

“Kiṁsu sabbaṁ addhabhavi,kismā bhiyyo na vijjati;Kissassu ekadhammassa,sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.

“Name overcomes everything.Nothing excels name.Name is the one thingthat has everything under its sway.”

“Nāmaṁ sabbaṁ addhabhavi,nāmā bhiyyo na vijjati;Nāmassa ekadhammassa,sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.

SN 1.62 · Mind

SN 1.62 · Cittasutta

“What leads the world on?What drags it around?What is the one thingthat has everything under its sway?”

“Kenassu nīyati loko,kenassu parikassati;Kissassu ekadhammassa,sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.

“The mind leads the world on.The mind drags it around.Mind is the one thingthat has everything under its sway.”

“Cittena nīyati loko,cittena parikassati;Cittassa ekadhammassa,sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.

SN 1.63 · Craving

SN 1.63 · Taṇhāsutta

“What leads the world on?What drags it around?What is the one thingthat has everything under its sway?”

“Kenassu nīyati loko,kenassu parikassati;Kissassu ekadhammassa,sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.

“Craving leads the world on.Craving drags it around.Craving is the one thingthat has everything under its sway.”

“Taṇhāya nīyati loko,taṇhāya parikassati;Taṇhāya ekadhammassa,sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.

SN 1.64 · Fetter

SN 1.64 · Saṁyojanasutta

“What fetters the world?How does it travel about?With the giving up of whatis extinguishment spoken of?”

“Kiṁsu saṁyojano loko,kiṁsu tassa vicāraṇaṁ;Kissassu vippahānena,nibbānaṁ iti vuccatī”ti.

“Delight fetters the world.It travels about by means of thought.With the giving up of cravingextinguishment is spoken of.”

“Nandīsaṁyojano loko,vitakkassa vicāraṇaṁ;Taṇhāya vippahānena,nibbānaṁ iti vuccatī”ti.

SN 1.65 · Bonds

SN 1.65 · Bandhanasutta

“What binds the world?How does it travel about?With the giving up of whatare all bonds severed?”

“Kiṁsu sambandhano loko,kiṁsu tassa vicāraṇaṁ;Kissassu vippahānena,sabbaṁ chindati bandhanan”ti.

“Delight binds the world.It travels about by means of thought.With the giving up of cravingall bonds are severed.”

“Nandīsambandhano loko,vitakkassa vicāraṇaṁ;Taṇhāya vippahānena,sabbaṁ chindati bandhanan”ti.

SN 1.66 · Beaten Down

SN 1.66 · Attahatasutta

“By what is the world beaten down?By what is it surrounded?What dart has laid it low?With what is it always fuming?”

“Kenassubbhāhato loko,kenassu parivārito;Kena sallena otiṇṇo,kissa dhūpāyito sadā”ti.

“The world is beaten down by death.It’s surrounded by old age.The dart of craving has laid it low.It’s always fuming with desire.”

“Maccunābbhāhato loko,jarāya parivārito;Taṇhāsallena otiṇṇo,icchādhūpāyito sadā”ti.

SN 1.67 · Ensnared

SN 1.67 · Uḍḍitasutta

“By what is the world ensnared?By what is it surrounded?By what is the world fastened shut?On what is the world grounded?”

“Kenassu uḍḍito loko,kenassu parivārito;Kenassu pihito loko,kismiṁ loko patiṭṭhito”ti.

“Craving has ensnared the world.It’s surrounded by old age.The world is fastened shut by mortality.The world is grounded on suffering.”

“Taṇhāya uḍḍito loko,jarāya parivārito;Maccunā pihito loko,dukkhe loko patiṭṭhito”ti.

SN 1.68 · Fastened Shut

SN 1.68 · Pihitasutta

“By what is the world fastened shut?On what is the world grounded?By what is the world ensnared?By what is it surrounded?”

“Kenassu pihito loko,kismiṁ loko patiṭṭhito;Kenassu uḍḍito loko,kenassu parivārito”ti.

“The world is fastened shut by mortality.The world is grounded on suffering.Craving has ensnared the world.It’s surrounded by old age.”

“Maccunā pihito loko,dukkhe loko patiṭṭhito;Taṇhāya uḍḍito loko,jarāya parivārito”ti.

SN 1.69 · Desire

SN 1.69 · Icchāsutta

“What is it that binds the world?By removing what is it freed?With the giving up of whatare all bonds severed?”

“Kenassu bajjhatī loko,kissa vinayāya muccati;Kissassu vippahānena,sabbaṁ chindati bandhanan”ti.

“Desire is what binds the world.By the removing of desire it’s freed.With the giving up of desire,all bonds are severed.”

“Icchāya bajjhatī loko,icchāvinayāya muccati;Icchāya vippahānena,sabbaṁ chindati bandhanan”ti.

SN 1.70 · The World

SN 1.70 · Lokasutta

“In what has the world arisen?With what does it get intimate?By grasping whatis the world troubled in what?”

“Kismiṁ loko samuppanno,kismiṁ kubbati santhavaṁ;Kissa loko upādāya,kismiṁ loko vihaññatī”ti.

“The world has arisen in six.It gets intimate with six.Derived from the six,the world’s troubled in six.”

“Chasu loko samuppanno,chasu kubbati santhavaṁ;Channameva upādāya,chasu loko vihaññatī”ti.

Addhavaggo sattamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Nāmaṁ cittañca taṇhā ca,saṁyojanañca bandhanā;Abbhāhatuḍḍito pihito,icchā lokena te dasāti.