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SN 1.59PTS (1st ed) SN 1.381 min read

A Partner

Dutiyasutta

A person’s true companion is their faith.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.59Linked Discourses 1.59
  • 0.26. Jarāvagga6. Old Age

0.3DutiyasuttaA Partner

1.1“Kiṁsu dutiyā purisassa hoti,“What is a person’s partner?1.2Kiṁsu cenaṁ pasāsati;What instructs them?1.3Kissa cābhirato macco,Enjoying what is a mortal1.4Sabbadukkhā pamuccatī”ti.released from all suffering?”

2.1“Saddhā dutiyā purisassa hoti,“Faith is a person’s partner.2.2Paññā cenaṁ pasāsati;Wisdom instructs them.2.3Nibbānābhirato macco,Delighting in extinguishment a mortal2.4Sabbadukkhā pamuccatī”ti.is released from all suffering.”