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Siddhartha Gautama / Buddha
Saṃyutta Nikāya: Connected Discourses Text 19
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Bhikkhu Sujato
Linked Discourses 2.19
2. With Anāthapiṇḍika
With Uttara
At Rājagaha.
Standing to one side, the godling Uttara spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
“This life, so very short, is led onward.
One led on to old age has no shelter.
Seeing this peril in death,
do good deeds that bring you joy.”
“This life, so very short, is led onward.
One led on to old age has no shelter.
Seeing this peril in death,
a seeker of peace would drop the world’s bait.”
Pali
Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.19
2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga
Uttarasutta
Rājagahanidānaṁ.
Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho uttaro devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
“Upanīyati jīvitamappamāyu,
Jarūpanītassa na santi tāṇā;
Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno,
Puññāni kayirātha sukhāvahānī”ti.
“Upanīyati jīvitamappamāyu,
Jarūpanītassa na santi tāṇā;
Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno,
Lokāmisaṁ pajahe santipekkho”ti.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Discours reliés 2.19
2. Avec Anāthapiṇḍika
Avec Uttara
À Rājagaha.
Debout sur le côté, le jeune dieu Uttara prononça cette strophe en présence du Bouddha :
« Cette vie, si brève, est entraînée en avant.
Celui qui est conduit vers la vieillesse n’a aucun abri.
Voyant ce péril dans la mort,
accomplis de bonnes actions qui t’apportent de la joie. »
« Cette vie, si brève, est entraînée en avant.
Celui qui est conduit vers la vieillesse n’a aucun abri.
Voyant ce péril dans la mort,
un chercheur de paix abandonnerait l’appât du monde. »
Concepts in this passage
Anger
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Craving
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Death
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Dependent arising
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Dukkha
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God
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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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Peace
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War and peace
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