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Bonds

Bandhanasutta

The world is bound by craving.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.65Linked Discourses 1.65
  • 0.27. Addhavagga7. Overcome

0.3BandhanasuttaBonds

1.1“Kiṁsu sambandhano loko,“What binds the world?1.2kiṁsu tassa vicāraṇaṁ;How does it travel about?1.3Kissassu vippahānena,With the giving up of what1.4sabbaṁ chindati bandhanan”ti.are all bonds severed?”

2.1“Nandīsambandhano loko,“Delight binds the world.2.2vitakkassa vicāraṇaṁ;It travels about by means of thought.2.3Taṇhāya vippahānena,With the giving up of craving2.4sabbaṁ chindati bandhanan”ti.all bonds are severed.”