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Ensnared

Uḍḍitasutta

The world is caught by craving and built on suffering.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.67Linked Discourses 1.67
  • 0.27. Addhavagga7. Overcome

0.3UḍḍitasuttaEnsnared

1.1“Kenassu uḍḍito loko,“By what is the world ensnared?1.2kenassu parivārito;By what is it surrounded?1.3Kenassu pihito loko,By what is the world fastened shut?1.4kismiṁ loko patiṭṭhito”ti.On what is the world grounded?”

2.1“Taṇhāya uḍḍito loko,“Craving has ensnared the world.2.2jarāya parivārito;It’s surrounded by old age.2.3Maccunā pihito loko,The world is fastened shut by mortality.2.4dukkhe loko patiṭṭhito”ti.The world is grounded on suffering.”