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Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses

Connected Discourses with Sakka: SN11:21 Having Slain

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1 Sāvatthiyaṃ jetavane. Atha kho sakko devānamindo yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho sakko devānamindo bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: 

2 "Kiṃsu chetvā sukhaṃ seti,
kiṃsu chetvā na socati;
Kissassu ekadhammassa,
vadhaṃ rocesi gotamā"ti.

3 "Kodhaṃ chetvā sukhaṃ seti,
kodhaṃ chetvā na socati;
Kodhassa visamūlassa,
madhuraggassa vāsava;
Vadhaṃ ariyā pasaṃsanti,
tañhi chetvā na socatī"ti.