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Siddhartha Gautama / Buddha
Saṃyutta Nikāya: Connected Discourses Text 21
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Canonical reference sn1.21
English
Bhikkhu Sujato
Linked Discourses 1.21
3. A Sword
A Sword
At Sāvatthī.
Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant, mindful, should go forth,
to give up sensual desire.”
“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant, mindful, should go forth,
to give up substantialist view.”
Pali
Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.21
3. Sattivagga
Sattisutta
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
“Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho,
ḍayhamānova matthake;
Kāmarāgappahānāya,
sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.
“Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho,
ḍayhamānova matthake;
Sakkāyadiṭṭhippahānāya,
sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Discours reliés 1.21
3. Une épée
Une épée
À Sāvatthī.
Se tenant à l’écart, cette divinité prononça ce vers en présence du Bouddha :
« Comme frappé par une épée,
comme si sa tête était en feu,
un mendiant, pleinement présent, devrait aller de l’avant
pour abandonner le désir sensuel. »
« Comme frappé par une épée,
comme si sa tête était en feu,
un mendiant, pleinement présent, devrait aller de l’avant
pour abandonner la vue substantialiste. »
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Craving
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Desire
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Dukkha
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Impermanence
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Nibbana
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Noble eightfold path
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Not-self
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Substance
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War and peace
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