Skip to content
True DhammaLibrary · Community
SN 15.18PTS SN 2.1901 min read

Son

Puttasutta

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

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.18Linked Discourses 15.18
  • 0.22. DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.3PuttasuttaSon

1.1PTS 2.190Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati …pe…At Sāvatthī.

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

1.4Aṭṭhamaṁ.