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The Backstory for the Discourse on the Root of All Things

Mūlapariyāyajātaka

“Time all consumes”—This is a story told by the Master while he stayed near Ukkattha, in the Subhagavana Park, in connexion with the Chapter on the Succession of Causes.

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.45. Mūlapariyāyajātaka

1.1PTS 2.260“Kālo ghasati bhūtāni,1.2sabbāneva sahattanā;1.3Yo ca kālaghaso bhūto,1.4sa bhūtapacaniṁ paci”.

2.1PTS 2.261“Bahūni narasīsāni,2.2lomasāni brahāni ca;2.3Gīvāsu paṭimukkāni,2.4kocidevettha kaṇṇavā”ti.

3.1Mūlapariyāyajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.