SN 2.16 — With Vāsudatta

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

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Linked Discourses 2.16
2. With Anāthapiṇḍika
With Vāsudatta
Standing to one side, the godling Vāsudatta spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant should wander mindful,
to give up sensual desire.”
“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant should wander mindful,
to give up substantialist view.”