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Father

Pitusutta

It is not easy to find a being who has not been your father.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.15Linked Discourses 15.15
  • 0.22. DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.3PitusuttaFather

1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…“Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning. …1.3na so, bhikkhave, satto sulabharūpo yo napitābhūtapubbo …pe…It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your father. …1.4alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”

1.5Pañcamaṁ.