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Beaten Down

Attahatasutta

The world is afflicted with death and old age, and burning with desire.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.66Linked Discourses 1.66
  • 0.27. Addhavagga7. Overcome

0.3AttahatasuttaBeaten Down

1.1“Kenassubbhāhato loko,“By what is the world beaten down?1.2kenassu parivārito;By what is it surrounded?1.3Kena sallena otiṇṇo,What dart has laid it low?1.4kissa dhūpāyito sadā”ti.With what is it always fuming?”

2.1“Maccunābbhāhato loko,“The world is beaten down by death.2.2jarāya parivārito;It’s surrounded by old age.2.3Taṇhāsallena otiṇṇo,The dart of craving has laid it low.2.4icchādhūpāyito sadā”ti.It’s always fuming with desire.”