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SN 1.63PTS (1st ed) SN 1.391 min read

Craving

Taṇhāsutta

The mind leads the world around and craving controls it.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.63Linked Discourses 1.63
  • 0.27. Addhavagga7. Overcome

0.3TaṇhāsuttaCraving

1.1“Kenassu nīyati loko,“What leads the world on?1.2kenassu parikassati;What drags it around?1.3Kissassu ekadhammassa,What is the one thing1.4sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.that has everything under its sway?”

2.1“Taṇhāya nīyati loko,“Craving leads the world on.2.2taṇhāya parikassati;Craving drags it around.2.3Taṇhāya ekadhammassa,Craving is the one thing2.4sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.that has everything under its sway.”