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Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Minor Collection (Khuddaka)

Thag, poem 99Uttiya (3rd) · Uttiyattheragāthā

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Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Minor Collection (Khuddaka)

Thag, poem 99

Uttiya (3rd) · Uttiyattheragāthā

EnglishEnglish
PāliPali
When you hear a sound, mindfulness is lost as you focus on a pleasant feature. Experiencing it with a mind full of desire, you keep clinging to it. Your defilements grow, leading to transmigration.
“Saddaṁ sutvā sati muṭṭhā, Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto; Sārattacitto vedeti, Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati; Tassa vaḍḍhanti āsavā, Saṁsāraṁ upagāmino”ti. … Uttiyo thero ….
Thag, poem 98Thag, poem 100

English — SuttaCentral English (Bhikkhu Sujato; Vinaya: Bhikkhu Brahmali) (2018). CC0 (public domain dedication). Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato and Bhikkhu Brahmali, dedicated to the public domain (CC0), SuttaCentral. Source

Pāli — Tipiṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti edition) (Pāli canon; Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka edition). CC0 (public domain dedication). Pāli text (Mahāsaṅgīti edition) via SuttaCentral, CC0. Source

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