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Siddhartha Gautama / Buddha
Saṃyutta Nikāya: Connected Discourses Text 16
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Canonical reference sn2.16
English
Bhikkhu Sujato
Linked Discourses 2.16
2. With Anāthapiṇḍika
With Vāsudatta
Standing to one side, the godling Vāsudatta spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant should wander mindful,
to give up sensual desire.”
“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant should wander mindful,
to give up substantialist view.”
Pali
Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.16
2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga
Vāsudattasutta
Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho vāsudatto devaputto 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 2.16
2. Avec Anāthapiṇḍika
Avec Vāsudatta
Debout sur le côté, le jeune dieu Vāsudatta prononça cette strophe en présence du Bouddha :
« Comme s’il était frappé d’une épée,
comme si sa tête était en feu,
un mendiant devrait cheminer en pleine conscience,
pour abandonner le désir sensuel. »
« Comme s’il était frappé d’une épée,
comme si sa tête était en feu,
un mendiant devrait cheminer en pleine conscience,
pour abandonner la vue substantialiste. »
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Desire
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Dukkha
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God
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Nibbana
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Substance
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