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SN 15.16PTS SN 2.1891 min read

Brother

Bhātusutta

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

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.16Linked Discourses 15.16
  • 0.22. DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.3BhātusuttaBrother

1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati …pe…At Sāvatthī.

1.2“na so, bhikkhave, satto sulabharūpo yo nabhātābhūtapubbo …pe…“It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your brother. …1.3alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”

1.4Chaṭṭhaṁ.